Senior Hamas figure reported killed in air strike in Gaza | World News
Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City. (AP Photo) Two Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said, and Palestinian media reported that one of those killed was a senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the incident. Palestinian media identified him as Mohammed Al-Holy, describing him as a local Hamas commander in Deir Al-Balah. The militant group did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. More than 400 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been reported killed since a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Israel has razed buildings and ordered residents out of more than half of Gaza where its troops remain. Story continues below this ad Nearly all of the territory’s more than 2 million people now live in makeshift homes or damaged buildings in a sliver of territory where Israeli troops …









