Gaza City, Gaza. Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas’ armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City on Wednesday, a day after Israel killed him as it continues targeting the militant group’s leadership despite a ceasefire.
Israeli military says targeted strike killed Mohammad Odeh
The Israeli military said Mohammad Odeh was killed in a targeted attack on Tuesday night, more than a week after his predecessor, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, was killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza apartment block.
The deaths leave few militant leaders in Gaza to lead the group’s armed wing, at a time when Israel and Hamas remain deadlocked in U.S.-brokered talks aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza’s future.
Funeral procession in Gaza City
The Israeli strike that targeted Odeh also killed his wife and son, his family said. Mourners carried their three bodies, covered in white burial shrouds, past buildings that were bombed out during Israel’s two-year military assault on Gaza.
Abu Al-Abd Odeh, a relative of the slain commander, said Israel’s campaign would not stop Palestinians from rising up.
“This journey will not stop and the struggle of the Palestinian people will continue on all levels,” he said at a mosque in Gaza City during the funeral.
Casualties reported in Rimal neighbourhood
Gaza health officials said the strike that killed Odeh, his wife and son left at least three other people dead and more than 20 wounded. The strike destroyed the upper floor of an apartment building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Rescue workers dug through the rubble on Wednesday in search of possible additional casualties.