Israeli Army Claims Strike Against Senior Hamas Officials

On the evening of the 3rd local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) issued a joint statement stating that on the night of the 2nd, the Israeli military launched an airstrike in the Gaza Strip targeting Hamas senior official Ali Amoudi. At the time of the attack, Amoudi was inside an apartment. The statement noted that Amoudi was a former assistant to the original Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and was involved in planning several attacks against Israel, including the incident on October 7, 2023. The Israeli military is currently assessing the results of this strike.

It is reported that Amoudi is one of the leading candidates to succeed Khalil Hayya as the head of Hamas's political bureau in the Gaza Strip. He is currently considered the highest-ranking Hamas political official in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement on the 3rd saying that the Israeli military's airstrike on an apartment building in western Gaza City at dawn that day resulted in at least 5 deaths. This act is further persecution of civilians in the Gaza Strip, exacerbating the humanitarian disaster. The statement said that such actions are a blatant disregard for international law and moral order, and the international community must take urgent action to stop Israel's violations against Palestinian civilians. (Reporter: Liang Hui, CCTV)