The Independent
· collected 2026-09-29 · by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa
Israeli forces killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, a senior Hamas commander, in an airstrike on Tuesday morning in Gaza City’s Nasr neighborhood. The attack also resulted in the death of another person who died from injuries sustained in the strike. Later that day, another Israeli airstrike near a medical clinic in Jabalia refugee camp killed one additional person, bringing the total deaths to three for Tuesday alone. Israel claims it has targeted at least 20 Hamas figures this month as part of its response to alleged violations of an October ceasefire agreement by Hamas.
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Story summary
On September 29, an Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, the head of Hamas' armed wing in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz. The strike hit an apartment building in Gaza City's Nasr neighborhood around dawn, also causing another fatality among those wounded by the attack. In early October, another Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in a residential building in western Gaza City’s Remal neighborhood; health officials reported six others were severely injured. Since last October’s ceasefire, Israel claims it has targeted and killed over 20 Hamas figures this month alone, citing violations of the ceasefire agreement by Hamas, which denies rearming or attacking. Meanwhile, Gaza health officials report that Israeli fire since October 2023 has resulted in at least 1,400 Palestinian deaths, compared to four reported Israeli soldier fatalities during the same period.
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The head of Hamas' armed wing was killed in an Israeli airstrike in north Gaza on Tuesday, officials on both sides said.
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Israel's government said its military had targeted and killed Izz al-Din Al-Beik, who they said was involved in planning attacks and recruiting.
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Hamas confirmed his death.
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Medics said the Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Gaza City's Nasr neighbourhood about dawn.
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A second person died from wounds after the attack, health officials said.
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Later on Tuesday, an Israeli airstrike near a medical clinic in Jabalia refugee camp killed one person, taking the day's death toll to at least three, medics said.
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The military said it had targeted a militant in the area.
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Israel, which says Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of an October ceasefire, has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks.
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The Israeli military says it has killed at least 20 Hamas figures this month, including some it identified as senior commanders, people who took part in the October 7, 2023, attacks or those who held Israeli hostages.
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Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.
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Also on Tuesday, Palestinians in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza buried the remains of 41 people killed by Israeli fire nearly three years ago.
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Their bodies were recently recovered from ruins.
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Hundreds of relatives and friends gathered in an open space to pay their respects as the remains were placed in white shrouds decorated with Palestinian flags.
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But thank God, the fire in my heart has eased a little, because my husband now has a grave that my orphaned children and I can visit,” said Areej Farajallah, who lost her husband in the October 31, 2023 strike.
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Palestinian authorities estimate more than 8,000 bodies remain buried in wreckage.
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A Palestinian recovery team that combed wreckage in Gaza City last month said it found the remains of 112 people from the same clan.
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“With minimal equipment, their remains were recovered after hours of work, retrieving what was left of bones, some skulls, and hair, with which it is extremely difficult for us to identify them," said Rami Al-Ayedi, of Gaza's Civil Defence Service.
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Last year's US-brokered ceasefire calls for eventual reconstruction of the territory.
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But little progress has been made as negotiators have failed to agree on terms for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its troops.
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Israeli airstrikes have continued.
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At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, according to the territory's health officials, while Israel says four soldiers have been killed.
Palestinian authorities say more than 73,000 people have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, launched after Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel in October 2023.
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