From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Katz says targeted Hamas official was new Gazan PM, says campaign widening
Defense Minister Israel Katz confirms the IDF “successfully eliminated” senior Hamas official Ismail Barhoum in a strike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis this evening.
Katz hails the IDF and Shin Bet for the strike on Barhoum, who he says was “the new Hamas prime minister in Gaza, who replaced Issam Da’alis, the previous prime minister who was eliminated a few days ago.”
Barhoum was a member of Hamas’s political wing and had been involved in financial activities for the terror group, according to the European Union, which placed sanctions on him last year.
There is no official comment from Hamas, but al-Aqsa News, which is linked to the group, reports that Barhoum was killed in the strike.
The strike on the hospital that killed Barhoum was caught on camera by both Al Jazeera and BBC Arabic.
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Katz says the ongoing offensive against Hamas is “expanding,” and vows that Israel will continue its strikes until the hostages are released.
The Times of Israel Community.