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Last Updated:March 18, 2025, 15:14 IST
Hamas Says Head Of Its Government In Gaza Killed In Israeli Strike
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp housing displaced people, in Al-Mawasi area, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip (Photo: Reuters)
Hamas on Tuesday said the head of its government was killed in the Israeli strike in Gaza earlier today.
According to Palestinian health authorities, a total of 326 people have died as Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, collapsing a two-month ceasefire with Hamas as Israel vowed to use force to free its remaining hostages in the strip.
Hours after the strike, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed the military to take “strong action" against Hamas in Gaza in response to the group’s refusal to release hostages held there and rejection of ceasefire proposals.
“Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength," his office said in a statement.
Hamas accused Israel of overturning the hard-fought ceasefire deal agreed in January, leaving the fate of 59 hostages still held in Gaza uncertain.
Strikes in Gaza were reported in multiple locations. Officials from Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said many of the dead were children.
In hospitals strained by 15 months of bombardment, piles of bodies in white plastic sheets smeared with blood could be seen stacked up as casualties were brought in.
In a statement, the Israeli military said it hit dozens of targets, and that the attacks would continue for as long as necessary and extend beyond airstrikes, raising the prospect that Israeli ground troops could resume fighting.
Location : First Published:March 18, 2025, 15:07 IST
News world Hamas Says Head Of Its Government In Gaza Killed In Israeli Strike
