At least 25 Palestinians, including women and children, have also been killed.
Israel killed Hamas’ so-called new Prime Minister in a precision airstrike that struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza last night, it has emerged.
Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, was killed in the strike that hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis on Sunday night.
Barhoum, who had taken office just days ago, was being treated at the hospital at the time of the blast, Hamas said in a statement.
The hospital strike killed two people, included a 16-year-old boy who had underwent surgery two days ago, the territory’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said.
Others were left wounded in the blast, which also caused a large fire at the facility.
Nasser Hospital was overwhelmed with dead and wounded when Israel resumed the war in Gaza last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes, Hamas says.
The Israeli military confirmed the strike on the hospital, saying it hit a Hamas militant operating there. Israel blames civilian deaths on Hamas because it operates in densely populated areas.
Barhoum is the fourth member of Hamas’s political bureau killed since last Tuesday when Israel resumed air strikes in the territory after an impasse over continuing a ceasefire.
