A senior Hamas security official was killed in a strike in Gaza – Reuters

On Sunday, as a result of an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the city of Deir al-Balah, the head of the Palestinian Internal Security Service in central Gaza, Colonel Wael al-Ledawi, and his companion, Major Ramez Abu Zraik.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that the strike targeted a militant from the group. The Israeli side notes that members of the Hamas-controlled police and security services are often members of the organization’s military wing and pose a threat to the military, while Hamas accuses Israel of attempting to provoke chaos in the enclave and of violating humanitarian agreements.

Source: Reuters.

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