The Israeli Army claims to have killed a senior Hamas official in Gaza

The Army of Israel He claimed on Wednesday to have killed an alleged high-ranking officer Hamas in a bomb attack in the city of Linkin the north of the Gaza Strip.

The militiaman was identified as Ahmed Alicommander of the Islamic group’s naval unit in Gaza city, according to a military statement.

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The armed forces made the announcement as bombings intensified in the city of Rafathe southern tip of the enclave and which borders Egypt, according to Palestinian media.

According to health authorities in Gaza, at least 35 Palestinians have died in the last 24 hours due to Israeli attacks in the city, where hundreds of thousands of people from different parts of the Strip have taken refuge since the start of the war.

He Israeli army said it had killed around 30 suspected militants during its operation in Rafah, while mediators in Cairo They try to negotiate a ceasefire agreement in the Palestinian enclave.

Tension in the north

The Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Galantesuggested this Wednesday, in a meeting with troops on the northern border with the Lebanonthat tension on the country’s northern border could intensify this summer, and promised to return the thousands of Israelis displaced by the conflict with Hezbollah to their homes.

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“We have very strong and significant firepower, and we will make a point of activating it if there is a need and a reason“, said the minister.

The border between Israel and Lebanon is experiencing its highest peak of tension since 2006, with an intense exchange of fire for more than five months that claimed the lives of almost 400 people, the majority on the Lebanese side and in the ranks of Hezbollah. which has confirmed 264 militia victims, some in Syria.

In Israel 21 people died in the north (12 soldiers and 9 civilians), while across the border at least 375 people died, including 46 members of other militias, a Lebanese soldier and around 64 civilians, including ten minors and three journalists, as well as Hezbollah fighters.

Source: Elcomercio

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