Senior Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil was killed overnight between Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23, in an Israeli airstrike on his tent in the humanitarian zone of al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis. The strike left a massive crater at the site.
According to Qatar-based media, 23 people were killed in Israeli strikes across Khan Younis and nearby Rafah since midnight.
IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee issued an urgent evacuation warning to residents of the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafah. “The IDF has begun operations targeting terrorist organizations. The area you are in is an active combat zone and extremely dangerous. Evacuate immediately,” he said in a statement.
Al-Bardawil, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, was one of the few senior leaders who chose to remain in the Gaza Strip throughout the months of fighting, along with his family. Born in Khan Younis, he was a well-known figure due to his frequent appearances in Arabic and international media, where he promoted Hamas’ positions. He also played a key role in the Palestinian Legislative Council, elected in 2006.
Meanwhile, the IDF and Shin Bet announced on Friday that they had conducted an intelligence-based strike on Thursday and eliminated the terrorist Osama Tabash, who served as the head of Hamas’ Military Intelligence in southern Gaza and as the head of Hamas’ Surveillance and Targeting Unit.
Tabash was a senior Hamas terrorist and was involved in terrorist activities and directing attacks, including a suicide bombing carried out in 2005 at the Gush Katif junction in the Gaza Strip, in which ISA coordinator Oded Sharon was killed, noted the joint statement. (YNet /VFI News)
“Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.” – Psalm 37:1-3
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