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| Air strike kills senior Hamas official in Gaza | Air strike kills senior Hamas official in Gaza |
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| Senior Hamas figure Salah al-Bardaweel, pictured here in 2015, was killed in Khan Younis | Senior Hamas figure Salah al-Bardaweel, pictured here in 2015, was killed in Khan Younis |
| An Israeli air strike in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza has killed top Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official told the BBC early on Sunday. | An Israeli air strike in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza has killed top Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official told the BBC early on Sunday. |
| Locals say the air strike killed both Bardaweel, a member of the group's political office, and his wife. | Locals say the air strike killed both Bardaweel, a member of the group's political office, and his wife. |
| Israeli officials had no immediate comment. | Israeli officials had no immediate comment. |
| Israel's military resumed significant strikes on Gaza on Tuesday, blaming Hamas, abandoning a ceasefire agreement that began on 19 January and ended almost two months of calm. | Israel's military resumed significant strikes on Gaza on Tuesday, blaming Hamas, abandoning a ceasefire agreement that began on 19 January and ended almost two months of calm. |
| Hamas rejected the Israeli accusations and, in turn, accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement that was signed and brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US. | Hamas rejected the Israeli accusations and, in turn, accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement that was signed and brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US. |
| An official in the Hamas-run health ministry said 32 Palestinians had been killed over the past 24 hours across various parts of the Gaza Strip. | An official in the Hamas-run health ministry said 32 Palestinians had been killed over the past 24 hours across various parts of the Gaza Strip. |
| In a statement, Hamas said Bardaweel had been praying along with his wife when an Israeli missile struck their tent, according to Reuters news agency. | In a statement, Hamas said Bardaweel had been praying along with his wife when an Israeli missile struck their tent, according to Reuters news agency. |
| Previously a spokesperson for Hamas - he was a recognisable figure – Bardaweel often made appearances on local media. | |
| He is one of around ten Hamas officials reported to have been killed since Israel restarted military operations in Gaza on Tuesday. | |
| The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. | The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage. |
| More than 49,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says, and there is large-scale destruction to homes and infrastructure in the Strip. | More than 49,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says, and there is large-scale destruction to homes and infrastructure in the Strip. |