"Hamas Top Commander Ayman Nofal Killed in Israeli Airstrike"
Ayman Nofal, one of the top commanders of the Palestinian armed faction Hamas, was reported to have died in an Israeli airstrike, according to AP News and others on the 17th (local time).
The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, stated in a press release that "Nofal, known by the name 'Abu Ahmed,' was killed today in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Al-Bureij camp in the center of the Gaza Strip." Nofal was the central commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades and a member of Hamas's military committee.
The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that three family members of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on the same day.
As the war, triggered by Hamas's surprise attack, enters its 11th day, casualties continue to rise. On the Israeli side, about 1,500 people, including 299 soldiers, have died, while over 3,000 Palestinians have been killed. Fighting has also continued along the northern border of Israel and southern Lebanon, raising concerns about further escalation in the Middle East.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made strong anti-Israel remarks on the day, saying, "Those responsible for crimes against the Palestinians must be judged," and "We must respond to what is happening in the Gaza Strip."
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