Abdul-Latif al-Qanou, a spokesman with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas
Israeli airstrikes on the northern Gaza Strip have claimed the life of Abdul-Latif al-Qanou, a spokesman for the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, according to reports.
The official was martyred in an Israeli bombing that struck his tent in the city of Jabalia, various media outlets, including the Palestinian Quds News Network, reported on Thursday.
The attack also left several others wounded, including children, reports noted.
The movement is yet to comment on the reports.
The reported assassination marked the latest in a series of targeted killings as the Israeli regime continues its October 2023-present war of genocide against Gaza, following a short-lived hiatus, during which it would regularly violate the terms of a ceasefire deal with Hamas, using deadly aggression.
The suspected assassination came just days after the regime’s targeted killing of two prominent members of Hamas’s Political Bureau, Ismail Barhoum and Salah al-Bardaweel, who were killed in separate attacks on a hospital and a tent respectively.
According to Hamas, the regime has assassinated at least 11 members of the Political Bureau so far.
Those assassinated include top leaders such as Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Saleh al-Arouri, and Rawhi Mushtaha.
Hamas has, however, vowed to remain undeterred by the assassination campaign, asserting that the resistance movement was deeply rooted in the Palestinian soil.
Most recently, spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri emphasized that the blood of Hamas’ leaders was equal to that of Palestinian children, and the assassinations would not prevent the movement from pursuing its struggle for liberation.
The regime’s attacks have, however, been taking an extremely more drastic toll on civilians in the Palestinian territory.
Over all, the brutal military onslaught has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians so far.
Also on Wednesday, the Israeli military was reported to have targeted multiple locations across Gaza, including by bombing the southern city of Khan Younis, during which it wounded several children.
In Gaza City’s Saftawi area, an entire family of six was killed in a separate bombing that targeted their apartment building.
The total number of fatalities from Israeli pre-dawn raids have reached at least nine Palestinians.
