The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Hamas’s political leader inside Gaza’s Nasser Hospital compound.
The airstrikes resumed on Tuesday and have since killed over 600 people after talks on extending a ceasefire stalled between Hamas and Israel.
In a post on X, the IDF stated, “A key Hamas terrorist who was operating from within the Nasser Hospital compound in Gaza was precisely struck. The strike was conducted following an extensive intelligence-gathering process and with precise munitions to mitigate harm to the surrounding environment as much as possible.”
The military accused Hamas of using civilian sites as cover, stating, “Hamas exploits civilian infrastructure while brutally endangering the Gazan population – cynically using an active hospital as a shelter for planning and executing murderous terrorist attacks in a direct violation of international law.”
In a separate strike, the IDF said that it killed two key Hamas military commanders, posting “ELIMINATED”: Deputy Commander of Hamas’ Gaza Brigade and the commander of Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion.”
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The IDF identified them as Ahmad Salman ‘Awj Shimali, “responsible for operations, planning Hamas’ offensive strategy, and building the brigade’s force in preparation for the brutal massacre on Oct 7,” and Jamil Omar Jamil Wadiya, “responsible for deploying the battalion’s forces against IDF troops and operated to restore and reorganise the battalion. He was involved in an attack in which Daniel Viflic, 16, was killed.”
Meanwhile, earlier today, the US special envoy blamed Hamas for the resumption of fighting, rejecting that it was Israel that derailed peace talks.
Reacting to his comments, Hamas has said, “We have positively responded to all the efforts made towards us. It was Netanyahu who backed down on the agreement. It was Netanyahu who turned a blind eye to it. Therefore, it is Netanyahu, not Hamas or the resistance that should be pressured to comply.”
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 50,021 deaths and 113,274 wounded. The Gaza Government Media Office revised the toll to over 61,700. In Israel, 1,139 were killed in the October 7 attacks, with more than 200 taken captive.
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