The Hamas figure killed during the raid was identified as Faiq Mabhuoch, head of the Operations Directorate of Hamas's Internal Security. Mabhuoh was also responsible for coordinating Hamas terror activities in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied the fate of Marwan Issa, who, if dead, would be the highest-ranking figure in the terror group eliminated by Israel.
The terror group has neither confirmed nor denied reports that Issa may have been killed while hiding in a building in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza that was hit by aircraft on either Saturday or Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staunchly defended his decision to press ahead with an invasion of Rafah, a city on the southern border of the Gaza Strip, despite US President Joe Biden's warning that such an offensive would be a "red line," POLITICO reported.
"There are 'no dates yet' for Hamas negotiators to return to Cairo to resume talks over reaching a ceasefire in exchange for hostage releases," Hossam Badran, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said.
During an interview with MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart on Saturday, US President Biden said, "What's happening is he has a right to defend Israel, a right to continue to pursue Hamas. But he must, he must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the act
"Only a Two-State solution, achieved through direct and meaningful negotiations between both sides on final status issues, will deliver an enduring peace. India is committed to support a Two-State solution where the Palestinian people are able to live freely in an independent country with
A meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies came to an end without issuing a joint closing statement after their meetings in Sao Paulo.