Tel Aviv, Israel (BN24) – The Israeli military announced Sunday that its forces had killed Ramzi Ramadan Abd Ali Saleh, described as the commander of Hamas’s naval force in northern Gaza, during intensified operations in Gaza City.
In a statement, the army also listed other senior Hamas figures it claims to have eliminated, including Hisham Ayman Atiya Mansour, the deputy head of Hamas’s mortar shell operations, and Nissim Muhammad Suleiman Abu Sabha, alleged to be part of the same unit.
The surge in attacks comes as Israel’s military escalation has reached levels not seen since the first weeks of the war, with near-continuous bombardment across the enclave. In a span of two hours Sunday, at least seven airstrikes struck targets in the Gaza Strip.
Shortly before noon, a vehicle was hit on al-Jalal Street in Gaza City, killing one person and critically wounding others. Just an hour earlier, another vehicle was targeted nearby, leaving three people dead and several more injured. Those wounded were rushed to al-Shifa Hospital as rescuers struggled to clear the debris.
In the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and the Tuffah district in eastern Gaza City, rescue teams continued working to recover bodies from the rubble of two residential buildings demolished in overnight air raids.
In northern Deir el-Balah, an airstrike struck a local community kitchen that had been providing food to displaced families. Three people were killed, including the kitchen’s main operator.
The intensified bombardment comes as negotiators prepare to relaunch mediated ceasefire talks aimed at halting the nearly 21-month conflict. Israeli officials have insisted military pressure will continue alongside the negotiations, which are expected to resume in Qatar this week.
