Late on Wednesday, Israeli air forces struck a residential building in Gaza City. The strike, aimed at senior Hamas operative Imad Asleem, left at least ten people dead, five of whom were children, according to local hospital reports.
Sources say the target was Asleem, a commander of a Hamas battalion, who was killed alongside his teenage daughter, Israa. The commander’s body was buried the following day in a solemn procession witnessed by locals, who also waved Hamas‑associated green flags.
Hamas has not released a statement. The Israeli Defence Forces issued a brief confirmation that it had struck “two central Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip,” withholding identities.
The assault follows a day earlier round that killed the newly appointed head of the Hamas military wing, Mohammed Odeh, and two of his sons. That strike, like previous ones, was part of Israel’s pledge to eliminate those behind the 2023 Hamas‑led attack that triggered the current war.
Videos from the site show a heavily damaged apartment block and ruined tents in the adjacent displaced‑persons camp. Relatives reported that the water tank above the building burst, breaking the tents and sending debris onto residents. Witnesses described chaotic scenes of injured civilians and bodies being carried with flags and weapons.
Local accounts also recorded injuries around 20 people in the vicinity, with reports of a car strike in Khan Younis that killed a Hamas finance‑transfer network head and a weapons‑manufacturing commander. These actions are part of a broader Israeli campaign to neutralize Hamas leadership.
The attacks come amid a stalemate in US‑brokered negotiations aimed at restoring peace, with Israel demanding the surrender of weapons and a troop withdrawal from the frontline.
Despite the ongoing conflict, the international community continues to monitor casualty figures, with Palestinian health ministries reporting more than 72,800 deaths in Gaza due to the war. This latest strike adds to the mounting humanitarian crisis across the territory.}
Sources say the target was Asleem, a commander of a Hamas battalion, who was killed alongside his teenage daughter, Israa. The commander’s body was buried the following day in a solemn procession witnessed by locals, who also waved Hamas‑associated green flags.
Hamas has not released a statement. The Israeli Defence Forces issued a brief confirmation that it had struck “two central Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip,” withholding identities.
The assault follows a day earlier round that killed the newly appointed head of the Hamas military wing, Mohammed Odeh, and two of his sons. That strike, like previous ones, was part of Israel’s pledge to eliminate those behind the 2023 Hamas‑led attack that triggered the current war.
Videos from the site show a heavily damaged apartment block and ruined tents in the adjacent displaced‑persons camp. Relatives reported that the water tank above the building burst, breaking the tents and sending debris onto residents. Witnesses described chaotic scenes of injured civilians and bodies being carried with flags and weapons.
Local accounts also recorded injuries around 20 people in the vicinity, with reports of a car strike in Khan Younis that killed a Hamas finance‑transfer network head and a weapons‑manufacturing commander. These actions are part of a broader Israeli campaign to neutralize Hamas leadership.
The attacks come amid a stalemate in US‑brokered negotiations aimed at restoring peace, with Israel demanding the surrender of weapons and a troop withdrawal from the frontline.
Despite the ongoing conflict, the international community continues to monitor casualty figures, with Palestinian health ministries reporting more than 72,800 deaths in Gaza due to the war. This latest strike adds to the mounting humanitarian crisis across the territory.}
