Israeli Strike Kills 1 in Beit Lahiya as Military Says Hamas Commander Was Targeted
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 12
Israeli Strike Kills 1 in Beit Lahiya as Military Says Hamas Commander Was Targeted
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 12
Summary
One person was killed and five wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a tuk-tuk near Beit Lahiya’s Western Roundabout in northern Gaza, according to local authorities.
Gaza civil defence identified the dead man as Mohanad Saada and said he was on a municipal maintenance team returning from repairing a damaged water well; Israel said the strike targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks on its forces.
The attack marked a renewed aerial strike after more than a week of near-halted assassinations, even as ground shelling and drone attacks had continued.
Al Jazeera reported two other Israeli attacks on Wednesday—a quadcopter strike in Khan Younis that critically wounded a 13-year-old boy and artillery shelling near Bureij—underscoring continued violence despite stalled ceasefire diplomacy.