The Israeli army said this Friday (01) that it killed Hamas official Izz al-Din Kassab in an airstrike in Khan Younis.
Israel described him as one of the last high-ranking members of Hamas forces, responsible for coordinating with other groups in Gaza in an air strike on Khan Younis.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have directed attacks at Hamas leadership. On October 17, the IDF announced that it had assassinated the group’s top leader, Yahya Sinwar, in an attack on southern Gaza.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since last year, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
About a year into the conflict, the Israeli population took to the streets in protests against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so the hostages could be released.
Almost the entire population of Gaza has been displaced amid the new Israeli offensive
This content was originally published in Israel says it killed one of the last high-ranking Hamas officials on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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