An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, officials of the militant group said, as residents reported an escalation in Israel’s six-day-old military campaign.
Pro-Hamas media said the airstrike on Khan Younis killed Bardaweel, a member of the Palestinian group’s political office, and his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment.
Taher Al-Nono, the media adviser of the Hamas leadership, mourned Bardaweel’s death in
