Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua was killed when Israeli fighters jets bombed his tent shelter in northern Gaza.
A Hamas spokesperson has been killed by an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza, information retailers have confirmed, as Israel’s military continues its renewed assault on the besieged enclave.
Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua was killed when Israeli fighter jets bombed his tent shelter within the northern metropolis of Jabalia within the early hours of Thursday morning, in accordance with Al-Aqsa tv and the Shehab Information Company.
A number of extra folks have been wounded within the strike, including children, in accordance with Hind Khoudary, an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza.
Khoudary stated the assault was one among a number of carried out by the Israeli navy throughout the Strip over latest hours, together with a strike on a house within the as-Saftawi space of Gaza Metropolis, which killed six members of the identical household.
On March 18, Israel abruptly ended a fragile two-month ceasefire because it resumed its intense bombing marketing campaign and floor operations in Gaza. Israel has since killed a whole lot of Palestinian civilians in an try and stress Hamas into releasing the remaining captives held within the war-torn enclave.
A number of senior Hamas officers have additionally been killed over the previous week. On Sunday, an Israeli air strike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza killed 5 folks, together with Ismail Barhoum, the top of funds and establishments inside Hamas’s political workplace.
That very same day, Israeli fighter jets additionally bombed tents housing displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis. Salah al-Bardaweel, a outstanding Hamas political chief and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was killed in that assault alongside his spouse.
Each males have been a part of Hamas’s political workplace – a 20-member decision-making physique, 11 of whom have been killed for the reason that begin of the struggle in late 2023, in accordance with the Reuters information company.
Hamas still holds 59 of the roughly 250 captives the group took during the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas assault while the Israeli military has now killed at least 50,183 Palestinians and wounded 113,828 others since launching its ground and air assault on the Palestinian enclave.
About 830 people have been killed since Israel resumed attacks 10 days ago, according to statistics from Gaza’s Ministry of Health, with women and children making up more than half of the casualties.
The United Nations’ humanitarian agency (OCHA) also announced on Tuesday that 142,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced by the Israeli military since March 18, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation caused by Israel’s ongoing restrictions on aid entering Gaza.
The rising death toll in Gaza comes amid weeks of slow-moving and fractious ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Mediators – the United States, Qatar and Egypt – have failed to secure an extension to the first stage of the three-phase agreement, which expired on March 1.
Hamas has accused Israel of intentionally jeopardising truce discussions, aimed at bringing about a permanent end to fighting.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed he ordered Israeli forces to renew attacks on Gaza after Hamas rejected proposals to secure an extension.
On Wednesday, Netanyahu repeated threats that Israel would seize territory in Gaza if Hamas failed to release the remaining captives.
