The Hamas terror organization on Monday morning announced the killing of Ismail Barhoum, a member of its political bureau and designated new prime minister of its Gaza government.
Barhoum was killed in an Israeli airstrike Sunday at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Following initial reports of a rare strike on a hospital, a report from the Saudi news site al-Arabiya claimed that Barhoum was the target, which has since been confirmed officially by Hamas.
“The strike was conducted following an extensive intelligence-gathering process and with precise munitions, in order to mitigate harm to the surrounding environment as much as possible,” the IDF said.
Palestinian reports said the strike specifically targeted the second story of the building that Barhoum was occupying. The Qatari Al-Jazeera network claimed that his death came after “he was injured while receiving treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.”
The announcement from Hamas followed a few hours after Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the killing of Barhoum, noting he was the replacement for Issam Da’alis, whom Israel had killed a few days earlier. […]
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