Five senior Hamas members were allegedly killed in the IDF strikes on Gaza overnight, Israeli and Arab media reported on Tuesday, citing Palestinian reports, APA reports.
On Monday night, the IDF began striking the Gaza strip, in a move that the Prime Minister's Office said was in response to Hamas's refusal to release the hostages still held in Gaza.
On Tuesday morning, Hamas claimed that over 300 people have been killed so far. Palestinian media sources and Sky New Arabia reported that five Hamas officials were among the casualties and named them as Mahmoud Abu Watfa, the director-general of Hamas's Interior Ministry, Abu Obeidah Muhammad al-Jamasi, a member of Hamas' political bureau, Issam al-Daalis, a member of Hamas' political bureau, Ahmed Omar Al-Hatta, a senior leader, and Bahjat Abu Sultan - responsible for Hamas' internal security apparatus.
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