Senior Hamas figure among 7 killed in Israeli airstrike

CAIRO: A senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas was among seven people killed on Thursday in a pair ​of Israeli airstrikes in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, a Hamas source said. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the incident. The Hamas source said one of the dead was Mohammed Al-Holy, a local commander in the group’s armed wing in Deir Al-Balah. Hamas condemned the ‌strikes on ‌the Al-Holy family, in a statement ‌that ⁠did ​not mention ‌Mohammed or his role in the group.