The head of internal security for Hamas in central Gaza was among the dead.
Four other Palestinians were also killed by Israeli air strikes, and a policeman died from wounds sustained last week.
In his first speech since being elected Hamas political chief, Khalil al-Hayya called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Monday that it had elected Khalil al-Hayya, the group’s lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, as the new head of its political bureau. “The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announces the election of brother mujahid Khalil al-Hayya as head of the movement’s political bureau, succeeding the martyred leader Yahya al-Sinwar,” Hamas said in a statement. Sinwar, whom Israel accused of being one of the principal architects of the...
A senior officer in the Hamas-run police force was among those killed in the strike, which Israel's military says targeted "terrorists".
UN accuses Hamas of obstructing aid and risking workers' safety, but the group denies it and defends its actions.
Hamas dissolves its governing body in Gaza, paving the way for a technocratic committee to take over.
It’s the 1000th day of war since a Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely displaced and living amid ruins, remains uncertain. Israeli forces controlled over half of the territory under the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, but Israel’s government has expanded...