Five Hamas leaders killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

Five Hamas leaders and officials were killed in large-scale Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 18. Al Arabiya writes about this, citing informed sources.

According to sources, the deputy Interior Minister of the enclave, Mahmoud Abu Watfa, the head of internal operations, Bahjat Hassan Abu Sultan, the head of the emergency committee, Abu Ubayda al-Jamasi, the prime minister of the government of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Issam al-Daalisa, and the Deputy Minister of Justice in the government committee headed by Hamas, Ahmed Omar Al-Khatta, were killed.

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On March 18, the IDF announced the resumption of military operations against the Palestinian radical movement Hamas in Gaza. According to Reuters, Israeli airstrikes damaged three houses in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza: a building in Gaza City and targets in Khan Yunis and Rafah. Later, the media said that Israel had warned the administration of US President Donald Trump in advance about the resumption of attacks on Gaza.

On the same day, The Times of Israel reported that more than 1,000 people were injured in the Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip. According to Al Jazeera, the death toll has risen to 310 people.