GAZA STRIP: Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, confirmed on Tuesday that one of the top leaders, Ayman Nofal, known as ‘Abu Ahmad’, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. Hamas confirmed Nofal’s death, stating that he was a member of the general military council and the commander of the central command in Al-Qassam Brigades.
The Israeli military has not immediately confirmed the killing when contacted, AFP news agency reported. The strike occurred in the midst of ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas. Israel has carried out a series of bombardments on Gaza, resulting in martyrdom of thousands of innocent Palestinian people.
According to officials, more than 2,700 Palestinians have been martyred in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes. Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate Gaza; however, the situation in Gaza remains dire, with its 2.4 million residents unable to leave the Palestinian territory due to the ongoing Israeli airstrikes.
