Family sources in the Gaza Strip said Mohammed Ali Ouda, known as Abu Omar and described as the new commander of Hamas’ armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed along with his wife in an Israeli air strike targeting Gaza City. The announcement came after Israel said it had carried out an assassination operation targeting Ouda, whom it described as “the new commander of Hamas’ military wing”. Local sources said funeral prayers for Ouda would be held at Al-Nour Mosque west of Gaza City on Wednesday afternoon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defence minister said in a joint statement that the Israeli military had carried out an attack on Mohammed Ouda in Gaza, describing him as the new commander […]
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