Assassination Attempt on Hamas Leader Ali Al-Amoudi in an Israeli Airstrike on Gaza

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Israeli media reported today, Saturday, that the Israeli army attempted to assassinate Ali al-Amoudi, the Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas and the current leader of the movement in the Gaza Strip, in an airstrike targeting the west of Gaza City, while the results of the operation are still unclear.

Israeli Channel 12 reported, citing sources, that the army carried out an operation this morning targeting al-Amoudi, who succeeded Yahya Sinwar in leading the movement in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli sources clarified that the results of the operation are still unclear, and it is not known whether al-Amoudi was injured in the airstrike.

The assassination attempt coincided with an Israeli airstrike on a residential building west of Gaza City, which resulted in the deaths of at least five Palestinians, including four women, and injuries to more than five others with varying degrees of wounds, according to Palestinian medical and local sources.

Medical sources at Al-Shifa Medical Complex reported that the dead, consisting of four women and one man, were transported to the hospital along with several injured individuals, including one in critical condition.

Local sources and eyewitnesses indicated that the airstrike targeted the ground floor of the "Al-Asala" building near the United Nations roundabout west of Gaza City, causing significant damage to the ground and first floors, while search and rescue operations continued at the site.

Officials in the health and civil defense sectors stated that at least five Palestinians were killed in the airstrike, while residents reported that there were other people inside the building at the time of the strike and the possibility of missing individuals under the rubble.

These developments come amid an Israeli escalation against Hamas in recent weeks, as Israel claims that the movement is rearming itself and launching attacks in violation of a ceasefire reached through U.S. mediation in October 2025.

Hamas denies attempting to launch attacks or rebuild its arsenal, accusing Israel of undermining the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

According to health officials in the sector, at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire in October of last year, while the Israeli army claims that four of its soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza during the same period.