Gaza war: Israel says it killed one of the last high-ranking members of Hamas
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The Israeli army released video on Friday (November 1) it says shows the airstrike that killed seniorHamasofficial Izz al-Din Kassab in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis.
Reuters was not able to independently verify the location or the date of the video.
Israel described Kassab as one of the last surviving high-ranking members ofHamasresponsible for coordinating with other groups in Gaza.
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foesHamasand Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and bombed Beirut's southern suburbs.
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