Hamas Spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanoua Killed in Israeli Strike. Photo courtesy of the Palestinian Information Center.
Israel escalated overnight its bombardment of homes and makeshift tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across various areas of Gaza, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
A strike hit the tent where Hamas spokesman Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua was staying in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, killing him, Al-Aqsa TV reported.
Hamas condemned the killing of al-Qanoua, vowing that the assassination of its leaders will not weaken its resolve.
“The targeting of resistance leaders and spokespeople will not stop our determination,” the group said in a statement.
Hamas added that “the blood of the martyrs will serve as an inspiration to continue the path of resistance until liberation and return.”
Another strike near Gaza City killed four children and their parents, according to the emergency service of the Palestinian Health Ministry.
According to Al Jazeera, Israel has assassinated senior Hamas figures Ismail Barhoum and Salah al-Bardawil this week, while airstrikes also targeted journalists, including Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Hossam Shabat. The attack came just hours after the killing of Palestine Today reporter Mohammad Mansour and his family.
Since resuming its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, Israeli strikes have killed 830 Palestinians and injured 1,787—mostly women and children—according to the Palestinian health ministry.
The United Nations reported that around 124,000 Palestinians have been displaced again following Israel’s renewed deadly bombardment and evacuation orders.
Israel has killed at least 50,144 in Gaza, mostly children and women, with 113,704 people injured.
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