Overview
- The Israel Defense Forces said an airstrike on Dec. 13 eliminated a top figure in Hamas’s military wing in Gaza City.
- Officials said he continued directing weapons manufacturing during the truce, calling it a breach of the cease-fire.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz said they ordered the strike after soldiers were wounded by a Hamas explosive device.
- Hamas denounced the strike as a deliberate violation of the truce.
- Reuters reporting cited by Japanese media said he was the highest-ranking Hamas member killed in Gaza since the October truce took effect.