At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, including senior Hamas leader

Israeli strikes successful the confederate Gaza Strip killed astatine slightest 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a elder Hamas governmental person arsenic good arsenic respective women and children.

This, arsenic the Israeli subject instructed radical to evacuate from portion of the metropolis of Rafah connected the borderline with Egypt.

The subject said it would soon run successful the Tel Sultan country of Rafah. Israel launched a large violative connected the metropolis successful May.

People were ordered to evacuate connected ft on a azygous way to the Mawasi area. It was not instantly known if the evacuation bid meant Israeli forces would renew crushed operations.

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Israeli strikes successful the confederate Gaza Strip killed astatine slightest 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a elder Hamas governmental leader. (IDF)

"Remaining successful camps, tents, oregon houses successful Tel al-Sultan oregon walking connected immoderate different way endangers your lives and the lives of your household members," subject spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee said successful a statement.

Hamas said that Salah Bardawil, a subordinate of its governmental bureau, was killed successful a onslaught successful Mawasi on with his wife. Bardawil, who was besides a subordinate of the Palestinian parliament, was a well-known subordinate of the Hamas' governmental helping who spoke to the media implicit the years.

Two hospitals successful confederate Gaza said they received the bodies of 17 radical killed successful the strikes, including respective women and children. Bardawil and his woman were not included successful this number.

The European Hospital said 5 children and their parents killed successful a onslaught successful Khan Younis were among the deceased. Another household of 2 girls and their parents were killed successful a abstracted strike. The Kuwaiti Hospital said it had received the bodies of a pistillate and kid killed successful different strike.

Hamas said that Salah Bardawil, a subordinate of its governmental bureau, was killed successful a onslaught successful Mawasi on with his wife. (IDF)

The Palestinian Red Crescent exigency work said Israeli forces were blocking its ambulances from responding to strikes successful Rafah and that respective of its medics had been wounded.

Israel's ceasefire with Hamas ended past week erstwhile the Jewish State launched a bid of airstrikes, sidesplitting hundreds of Palestinians.

The ceasefire started successful January, pausing a 15-month warfare sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught connected Israel. Twenty-five Israeli hostages and the bodies of 8 others were released during the ceasefire successful speech for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Negotiations were expected to statesman successful aboriginal February connected the adjacent signifier of the truce, successful which Hamas was called to escaped the remaining 59 hostages — including 35 who are believed to beryllium dormant — successful speech for further Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

CEASEFIRE OVER AS ISRAEL STRIKES GAZA AFTER HAMAS REFUSED TO RELEASE HOSTAGES, OFFICIALS SAY

Two hospitals successful confederate Gaza said they received the bodies of 17 radical killed successful the strikes, including respective women and children. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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However, those negotiations ne'er began, and Israel backed retired of the ceasefire woody aft Hamas refused Israeli and U.S.-backed proposals to escaped much hostages up of immoderate talks connected a lasting truce.

Hamas killed astir 1,200 radical and abducted 251 hostages successful the Oct. 7 attack. Most of the captives person been released successful ceasefire agreements oregon different deals, but Israeli forces rescued 8 live and recovered dozens of bodies.

Israel's violative has killed astir 50,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run government's Gaza Health Ministry, which does not separate betwixt terrorists and civilians.

Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels successful Yemen, who are allies of Hamas, launched different rocket astatine Israel, but the Israeli subject said the projectile was intercepted. There were nary reports of casualties oregon damage.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.