Hamas Political leader Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Southern Gaza's Khan Younis
An Israeli airstrike killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel and his wife in Khan Younis, Gaza.
An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis on sunday killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, said the Palestinian militant group.
According to pro-Hamas media, the airstrikes killed Bardaweel, who is a member of the group's political office along with his wife.
On Tuesday, israel resumed significant strikes on Gaza, blaming Hamas while abandoning a ceasefire agreement that began on january 19. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained that the main aim of the war is to destroy Hamas as a military and governing entity. He said the new campaign aims to force the group to give up the remaining hostages.
Earlier this week, Hamas announced that several of its top officials including Essam al-Dalis, the head of its government in the Gaza Strip, were killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes.
The strike targeted Dalis, Mahmud Abu Watfa, the head of the interior ministry, and Bahjat Abu Sultan, the director-general of the internal security service.
“These leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces’ aircraft,” Hamas said in a statement.
Dalis was a member of Hamas' political bureau in Gaza elected to its leadership in march 2021 and assumed charge of its administration in june of the same year. Previously, israel claimed to have targeted a Hamas facility in november 2023, where Dalis was allegedly present along with other leaders.
According to an AFP report, Abu Watfa was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. The latest attacks mark the most intense Israeli bombardment since a ceasefire was reached in January.
Israeli Airstrike In Lebanon
On Saturday, israel carried out a strike in southern Lebanon's Tyre killing one and wounding seven people and endangering the shaky truce that ended a year-long conflict against Hezbollah.
Israel struck a building after it carried out dozens of airstrikes in lebanon on Saturday, its most intense aerial assault on the country in four months. A total of six people were killed, including a child, and 28 injured, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
In a statement, an Israeli military spokesperson said it had targeted “attack command headquarters, terrorist operatives, missile launchers, and a weapons depot of the terrorist Hezbollah”.
The Israeli offensive came after three rockets were launched from lebanon by unknown groups, which were intercepted by the Israeli air force with Hezbollah denying any involvement.
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