One of the top military leaders of Hamas in Gaza, Ayman Noufal, has died in the Israeli bombings on the Strip, as confirmed by both the Palestinian group itself and the Israeli Army.

“The Al Qasam Brigades They mourn the death of Ayman Noufal, named Abu Ahmad, member of the general military council and leader of the central commands of the brigades, who died in a savage Zionist bombardment directed against the Bureiy camp in the center of the Gaza Strip,” a statement from the armed wing of Hamas.

Shortly later, the Israeli Armed Forces and the Shin Betthe Israeli secret interior service, They have also confirmed Noufal’s death in a joint statement, describing him as responsible for numerous attacks against Israel and in charge of selecting targets for rocket launches from Gaza.

“Israeli fighter-bombers, under the information directives of the Shin Bet, killed Noufal, one of the senior officials of the Hamas terrorist organization, commander of the central Gaza brigade and former head of Hamas military espionage,” they noted.

Furthermore, they added that Noufal had also participated in the development and production of weapons and that he was close to Mohamed Deif, considered the military leader of the organization.

In the last decade, Ayman Noufal, although little known outside security circleshas been considered one of the hard core members of Hamas who rose to the top of the military branch due to his long experience in planning and executing attacks, smuggling to bring raw materials to the Strip, and weapons production.

The Israeli Army has also announced that it had killed Osama Mazini, head of the Shura Council, Hamas’s highest political decision-making body, in a bombing in Gaza. It already rises to at least eight the number of senior officials of the Islamist group killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the war on October 7, according to Army information.

These include Ali Qad and Bilal al Kedra, two commanders of elite units of the brigades, and Merad Abu Merad, head of the air command. They are joined by the enclave’s Minister of Economy, the leader of Hamas’ International Relations Office and a commander of the brigades in the south of the Strip.