Israel kills Al-Quds Brigades spokesman in Gaza

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, take precautions around the cemetery in Bani Suheila municipality as the bodies of the Bibas family (three members) and Oded Lifshitz are handed over to the Red Cross teams as part of the Hamas-Israel prisoner-hostage swap agreement in Khan Yunis, Gaza on February 20, 2025 [Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency]

A spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigades, the military arm of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Naji Abu Saif, also known as Abu Hamza, has been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

The airstrike also killed his wife, Shaima, his sister, Dima and his brother, Ghassan along with his wife and son.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement mourned Abu Hamza, affirming that his assassination “will not deter” the group from defending the Palestinian people and their rights.

The Palestinian ministry of health announced the deaths of more than 419 people in the Israeli bombing that resumed on Tuesday.

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