Israeli military targets senior Hamas official in Gaza strike -- media

JERUSALEM, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military attempted to kill senior Hamas official Ali al-Amoudi in an overnight strike in Gaza, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News and other media outlets reported Saturday.

This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Dec. 25, 2023 shows Israeli troops conducting military operations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. (Photo: Xinhua)

Al-Amoudi is considered a successor to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the Israeli military in October 2024.

Kan cited an Israeli official as assessing that al-Amoudi did not survive the strike as he was inside the targeted apartment.

Israel's Channel 12 News reported that, among other responsibilities, al-Amoudi is tasked with overseeing the transfer of Hamas' civilian governing apparatus to the Palestinian technocratic committee responsible for administering the Gaza Strip under the Board of Peace.