# Hamas named the head of its government in the Gaza Strip, Essam al-Dalis, among a list of officials it said were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory. In a statement Hamas also announced the deaths of interior ministry head Mahmud Abu Watfa and Bahjat Abu Sultan, director-general of the internal security service and their families. Israel vowed to continue fighting in Gaza until the return of all hostages as it unleashed its most intense strikes since a January ceasefire.
Hamas says Israel killed several leaders in a wave of strikes on Gaza