#AlArabiya: "High-ranking officials were among those killed in Gaza"

The de facto prime minister of the Hamas-controlled government in the Gaza Strip, Issam al-Dalis, was killed in an airstrike carried out by the Israeli Air Force last night, Al Arabiya TV reported.

According to the source, “Hamas Prime Minister al-Dalis was killed in the latest Israeli airstrike.” The shell reportedly hit the house where al-Dalis was staying at the time.

In addition, according to the TV channel, Mahmoud Abu Watfa, the deputy interior minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, was killed during the Israeli shelling.

There have been no official comments from the radical movement yet.

Last night, the Israeli military launched heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. According to the latest data, the death toll from the airstrikes has reached 356.