Hamas Spokesman Killed in Targeted Hit by Israel Since It Resumed Attacks

Separate Strikes in Gaza Kill 7 People; Israel, Hamas Blame Each Other for Breaking Truce

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CAIRO - Hamas spokesman Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli air strike on northern Gaza, Hamas-affiliated media said early on March 27, making him the latest figure in the group to be killed since Israel resumed its operations in the enclave.

Al-Qanoua was killed when his tent was targeted in Jabalia, the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television said. The same strike wounded several people, while separate attacks killed at least six in Gaza City and one in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, medical sources said.

Earlier this week, Israel killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas' political office, and Salah al-Bardaweel, another senior leader. Bardaweel and Barhoum were members of the 20-member Hamas decision-making body, the political office, 11 of whom have been killed since the start of the war in late 2023, according to Hamas sources.

Last week, Israel ended a two-month-old ceasefire by resuming bombing and ground operations, increasing pressure on Hamas to free the remaining hostages in its captivity.

At least 830 people, over half of them children and women, have been killed since Israel resumed major military strikes in Gaza on March 18, according to Gaza's health ministry.