An Israeli air strike within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis in Gaza has killed high Hamas political chief Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official instructed the BBC early on Sunday.
Locals say the air strike killed each Bardaweel, a member of the group’s political workplace, and his spouse.
Israeli officers had no instant remark.
Israel’s navy resumed vital strikes on Gaza on Tuesday, blaming Hamas for refusing to increase the primary part of a ceasefire that got here into impact on 19 January and lasted nearly two months.
Hamas rejected the Israeli accusations and, in flip, accused Israel of violating the settlement that was brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US.
An official within the Hamas-run well being ministry stated 32 Palestinians had been killed over the previous 24 hours throughout numerous elements of the Gaza Strip.
In a press release, Hamas stated Bardaweel had been praying alongside together with his spouse when an Israeli missile struck their tent.
Beforehand a spokesperson for Hamas, Bardaweel typically made appearances on native media.
He’s one among round 10 Hamas officers reported to have been killed since Israel restarted navy operations in Gaza on Tuesday.
The Israeli navy launched a marketing campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border assault on 7 October 2023, by which about 1,200 folks had been killed and 251 had been taken hostage.
Greater than 49,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run well being ministry says, and there may be large-scale destruction to houses and infrastructure within the Strip.
