Israel eliminates head of Hamas' govt.

Israel eliminated Hamas' head of government in a surprise airstrike attack. IDF said in a statement: "Essam al-Da'alis was eliminated. In his role, al-Da'alis served as the Head of the Hamas Government and the most senior figure of authority in Gaza and was responsible for the functioning of Hamas' terror regime in Gaza. He also oversaw the integration of all of Hamas’ branches in Gaza and their use for terrorist purposes. Dozens of terrorist targets were struck to hinder Hamas’ governmental and military capabilities and to remove threats to Israel, including numerous mid-level and senior-ranking terrorists in Hamas' Political Bureau who were eliminated."