Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israel has renewed heavy bombardment in Gaza. At least 404 Palestinians, have been killed in the fresh Israeli attacks that have shattered a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The Hamas group on Tuesday informed that their governmental heads – Essam al-Dalis, interior ministry head Mahmud Abu Watfa, and Bahjat Abu Sultan, director-general of the internal security service, were among the several who died as Israel continues to pound Gaza.
“These leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces’ aircraft,” read a Hamas statement on Tuesday.
At least 404 people, including many children, have been killed in renewed Israeli attacks that have shattered a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The Health Ministry’s toll is expected to rise as many victims remain under the rubble.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire. Israel vowed to continue fighting in Gaza until the return of all hostages as it unleashed its most intense strikes since a January ceasefire.
Israel, which has enforced a total aid blockade on Gaza for more than two weeks, issues new forced displacement orders for several areas.
Who Was Essam al-Dalis?
Essam al-Dalis, who was a member of Hamas’s political bureau in Gaza, was elected to the movement’s Gaza leadership in March 2021 and became the head of its administration in June of that year.
In November 2023, Israel claimed to have bombed a Hamas structure in which Essam al-Dalis was present with other leaders who were killed.
Who was Mahmud Abu Watfa?
Two Hamas leaders told AFP that a strike on Gaza City killed Hamas government’s interior ministry head Mahmud Abu Watfa.
Mahmud Abu Watfa was a senior Hamas official who served as the head of the interior ministry in Gaza. He was responsible for overseeing the police and internal security services within the Gaza Strip.
Who was Bahjat Abu Sultan?
Bahjat Abu Sultan was a senior Hamas official responsible for overseeing the group’s internal security operations in the Gaza Strip.
He previously held the position of director-general of the Organization and Administration Authority within Hamas’s Interior Ministry.
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