Israel said on Wednesday ⁠it had killed Hamas’ newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding operations in Lebanon.The Israeli military said Mohammad Odeh was killed in an operation in Gaza on Tuesday.A relative of Odeh confirmed his death to Reuters and said the funeral would take place after noon prayers in Gaza City. Hamas has yet ‌to issue an official statement, but a statement from his family said he was killed along with his wife and son.Gaza health officials said six people, including at least one woman, were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in the same Israeli strike that destroyed an upper floor of a residential building in the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City. Rescuers were still at the scene looking for more possible casualties.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Odeh had headed Hamas’ intelligence division at the time ⁠of the October 7, 2023 cross-border attack into Israel that triggered the Gaza war and was appointed about a week ago to replace Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the ‌group’s chief armed commander, who was killed by Israel on May 15.Sources close to Hamas did not confirm Odeh’s appointment as the new military chief but agreed he was seen as Haddad’s possible successor, as the group’s chief of military intelligence and ‌possibly the last remaining living member of the armed wing’s higher leadership council.