Israeli air strike kills senior Hamas leader and family members: Hamas media
It was also reported that 68-year-old Jamila al-Shanti, widow of Hamas leader and co-founder Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, was killed in an air raid
A rocket is fired from Gaza toward Israel, in Gaza, October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
An Israeli strike killed the head of the Hamas-led national security forces, Jehad Mheisen, and members of his family in their house, a Hamas-aligned news agency said on Thursday, report Reuters.
The only female member of the Hamas Politburo, the group's main decision-making body, has also been killed by Israeli air raids, according to Palestinian media reports.
It was also reported that 68-year-old Jamila al-Shanti, widow of Hamas leader and co-founder Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, was killed in an air raid, says Al Jazeera.
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Al-Rantissi was killed by Israel in April 2004.
