An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, said Hamas officials on Sunday (March 23). Hamas said Bardaweel was praying together with his wife when a missile struck their tent shelter.
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00:00Hamas said on Sunday that an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis had killed
00:07the key figure in its political bureau, Salah al-Bardawil.
00:11Hamas said Israel had assassinated Bardawil, who they said was praying together with his
00:16wife when a missile struck their tent shelter.
00:20Israeli forces have been striking Hamas targets in Gaza since abandoning the January 19 ceasefire
00:26agreement on March 18.
00:28Palestinian authorities said more than 700 Palestinians had been killed and over 1,000
00:34others injured since the renewed attacks.
00:37In total, they said nearly 50,000 Palestinians have perished since the Israel-Hamas war broke
00:43out on October 7 in 2023.
00:46Hamas refused offer after offer to release our hostages.
00:51Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said their military operations had resumed
00:56in full force.
00:58He said Israel targets Hamas and not Palestinian civilians, but Hamas used civilians as human
01:04shields and were responsible for the unintended casualties.
01:09He said Hamas refused the offers from Israel and the U.S. to return all the remaining 59
01:14hostages held captive by Hamas.