Hamas says Israeli airstrike killed Hamas political leader in Khan Younis [Video]

An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, Hamas officials said, as residents reported an escalation in the Israeli military campaign that began on Tuesday.

Pro-Hamas media said the airstrike killed Bardaweel, who is a member of the group’s political office, as well as his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment.

Taher Al-Nono, the media adviser of the Hamas leadership, mourned Bardaweel’s death in a post on his Facebook page.

After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire, launching an all-out air and ground campaign on Tuesday against Gaza’s dominant Palestinian militant group, Hamas.

Explosions echoed throughout the north, central and southern Gaza Strip in the early hours of Sunday, as Israeli planes hit several targets in what witnesses said was an escalation of the attack that began on Tuesday.

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