NEWS ALERT: Ceasefire over after Hamas refused to release hostages, Israeli airstrike takes out top Hamas leaders

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While President Donald Trump appears to be closer to working out a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine… the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel is over.

From Fox News: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip eliminated the head of the Hamas government and other key terrorist leaders in a wave of violence following the collapse of their ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces announced Tuesday.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA), also known as Shin Bet, said in a joint statement that the airstrikes eliminated Essam al-Da’alis, head of the Hamas government and “the most senior figure of authority in the Gaza Strip.”

“Essam al-Da’alis replaced Rawhi Mushtaha in this position after he was eliminated in July 2024. In his role, al-Da’alis was responsible for the functioning of Hamas’ terror regime in the Gaza Strip and oversaw the integration of all of Hamas’ branches in Gaza and their use for terrorist purposes,” the statement said.

The IDF and ISA also determined with “high probability” that Israeli strikes eliminated Mahmoud Marzouk Ahmed Abu-Watfa, the Minister of Internal Affairs in charge of Hamas’ Internal Security Forces; Bahajat Hassan Mohammed Abu-Sultan, who served as Head of Hamas’ Internal Security Forces; and Ahmed Amar Abdullah Alhata, who served as Hamas’ Minister of Justice.

In a statement on X, the IDF announced:

Essam al-Da’alis was eliminated. In his role, al-Da’alis served as the Head of the Hamas Government and the most senior figure of authority in Gaza and was responsible for the functioning of Hamas’ terror regime in Gaza. He also oversaw the integration of all of Hamas’ branches in Gaza and their use for terrorist purposes.

🎯 Dozens of terrorist targets were struck to hinder Hamas’ governmental and military capabilities and to remove threats to Israel, including numerous mid-level and senior-ranking terrorists in Hamas’ Political Bureau who were eliminated.

IDF Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced in a separate post, “Essam al-Da’alis, Head of the Hamas Government, oversaw the integration of the Hamas branches in Gaza and served as a key point of contact with Hamas officials outside of Gaza.

“I will keep repeating: our war is with Hamas, not the people of Gaza and we will do whatever necessary to dismantle the threat they pose to our civilians.”

Author Hen Mazzig announced:

BREAKING: At least ten senior Hamas officials have been eliminated in overnight Israeli airstrikes, according to Gazan sources.

Among them:
•Essam al-Da’alis – Head of Hamas’ government in Gaza.
•Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Abu Watfa – Undersecretary of Gaza’s Interior Ministry, responsible for rebuilding Hamas’ infrastructure.
•Brig. Gen. Bahjat Abu Sultan – Head of central operations in Gaza’s Interior Ministry.
•Abu Obeida al-Jamasi – Senior member of Hamas’ political bureau.
•Abu Omar Al-Hatta – Secretary-General of Gaza’s Ministry of Justice.

The IDF had announced earlier on Tuesday, “The IDF and ISA are continuing to strike terror targets belonging to the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations across Gaza.

“The targets struck over the past few hours include terrorist cells, launch posts, weapons stockpiles, and additional military infrastructure used by these terror organizations to plan and execute attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.”

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