Hamas says 3 senior leaders killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza

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Hamas says 3 senior leaders killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza
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Hamas says that three senior military leaders are dead following an Israeli airstrike early Thursday in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas announced the deaths of Mohammed Abu Shamaleh, Mohammed Barhoum, and Raed al-Attar in a text message to the media, The Associated Press says. The three militants were reportedly killed near the town of Rafah.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.