Hamas, the Palestinian group, has confirmed the killing of its senior commander in an Israeli strike in Gaza in the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since the October ceasefire deal.

“In the wake of Israel’s continued violations including the latest assassination of Hamas commander (Raed Saed)  just yesterday, we call on the mediators and especially the US administration and US President Donald Trump as the main guarantor of the agreement, to force Israel to respect the ceasefire deal and to implement it,” Hamas’ Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in a video statement on Sunday.

At least 25 people were wounded in the latest Israeli strike on Gaza.

Since the ceasefire started in October, Israel has continued to attack Gaza daily – reaching nearly 800 times and killing at least 386 people – in a clear breach of the agreement, according to authorities in Gaza.

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