Palestinians run as smoke billows from the Mushtaha Tower after an Israeli airstrike shortly after the Israeli military announced its intention to target high-rise buildings in Gaza City on Sept. 5. An airstrike in Gaza City hit a residential building Tuesday and killed at least three Palestinians while injuring dozens more. File Photo by Omar Ishtiwi/UPI | License Photo
May 27 (UPI) -- The Israeli Defense Force said Wednesday that it has killed Mohammed Odeh, a senior commander in Hamas' military, during a strike in northern Gaza.
An airstrike in Gaza City hit a residential building Tuesday and also killed at least three Palestinians while injuring dozens more. It struck the upper three floors of the al-Kayali building above a busy shopping area in the center of the city.
The IDF claims the residential building was used by Odeh as a hideout.
The area of the strike was busy as shoppers prepared for Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday that began on Wednesday.
