Seven killed in Gaza on Nakba Day as Israel says it targets Hamas member

"At least seven Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in two Israeli air strikes on a residential building and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City, according to medical sources. The deaths on Friday come as Israel said it carried out a strike on Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of the armed wing of Hamas in Gaza. In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they targeted one of the architects of the October 7 attacks. Their statement did not say whether Haddad was killed."

"Medical sources told the Anadolu news agency that three of the Palestinian victims were killed in a strike on a civilian vehicle, and four others died in an attack on a building in the Rimal neighbourhood in western Gaza City. Three women and a child were among the dead, sources told Al Jazeera. Anadolu said at least 45 others were injured, several reportedly in critical condition. According to witnesses on the ground the attack involved at least four missiles, said Al Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza, Ibrahim Al Khalili."

"He added that a massive fire engulfed the residential building that was struck. There was panic at the scene as Palestinians were forced to flee, said Al Khalili. This latest Israeli attack comes on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba a day of remembrance for the estimated 750,000 Palestinians who were expelled from their homes during the 1948 war due to the creation of Israel. Al Khalili explained that the attack site west of Gaza City is overcrowded because many people moved from east of Gaza City in search of refuge from countless Israeli mili"

Two Israeli air strikes hit Gaza City, killing at least seven Palestinians and injuring dozens, according to medical sources. Three women and a child were among the dead. Three victims were killed in a strike on a civilian vehicle, while four others died in an attack on a residential building in the Rimal neighbourhood in western Gaza City. Witnesses reported the attack involved at least four missiles and a massive fire engulfed the building. Panic followed as residents fled. Israel said it struck Izz al-Din al-Haddad, head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza, and described him as an architect of the October 7 attacks, without confirming his death. Hamas did not comment and the claim was not independently confirmed. The strikes occurred on the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

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