Among them is a Hamas leader. 4 were killed in an Israeli raid on Gaza

Four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that targeted a car on Saturday afternoon in the Tal al-Hawa area, southwest of Gaza City, according to what Civil Defense and medical sources announced.

An Israeli army official confirmed the killing of Hamas leader Raed Saad in an Israeli strike on Gaza

The Israeli army had previously stated that it had targeted a Hamas figure in Gaza City, without providing further details.

When asked by Agence France-Presse, the Israeli army did not clarify whether the strike that struck Tal al-Hawa was the same operation mentioned in its military statement.

The Hamas movement condemned in a statement what it described as “a continuing criminal violation of the ceasefire agreement,” without referring to the Israeli announcement about targeting one of its leaders.

Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Agence France-Presse that “four martyrs were transported after a civilian jeep was targeted near the Nabulsi roundabout in the Tal al-Hawa area.”

Basal pointed out that the four bodies that were transported to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City were charred, noting that “Israeli warplanes targeted the civilian car with three missiles, which led to its burning and destruction.”

The reception and emergency department at Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the “bodies of the four martyrs” had arrived at the hospital.

Eyewitnesses reported that four Israeli drones flew at low altitude in conjunction with the raid that targeted the car west of Gaza City.

One of the witnesses, a 50-year-old displaced person who lives in the Tal al-Hawa area, told Agence France-Presse, “The warplanes fired several missiles at the car and it caught fire. Citizens rushed to extinguish the fire, and charred body parts were on the ground.”

Another witness, 34 years old, who lives in a tent in the Tal al-Hawa area, said, “The bodies and charred body parts were taken to the hospital, and several drones remained overhead.”

He added, “I saw a number of Hamas members arriving at the site of the attack,” without further details.