CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, the head of Hamas' armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military had targeted and killed Beik, who they said has been involved in planning attacks and recruiting militants.
Hamas issued a statement confirming Beik's killing andsaying he was one of those who led the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that precipitated the Gaza war.
Medics said the Israeli strike had hit an apartment building in Gaza City's Nasr neighbourhood around dawn. In addition to Beik, another person died from wounds after the attack, health officials said.
