Palestinian deputy labor minister killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

FILE: Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area of Gaza City, 9 October 2023. (Photo By Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0)

By Anadolu, Philippine News Agency

GAZA CITY – Palestinian Deputy Labor Minister Ihab al-Ghussein was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Sunday, local authorities said.

Gaza’s government media office said al-Ghussein was killed along with a group of Palestinians after he was directly hit by an Israeli plane, without providing further details.

The office said al-Ghussein’s wife and daughter were earlier killed in an airstrike on a house where they had taken refuge.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on the report.

Al-Ghussein had previously served as a spokesman for the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip.

More than 38,150 Palestinians have been killed since the Israeli government waged war against the Hamas group after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.