Israeli air strike on a vehicle in Gaza kills two Hamas security officials

What the report says

Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli air strike on Sunday hit a vehicle in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, killing two Hamas security officials. The Gaza interior ministry identified one of the dead as Colonel Wael Musa al-Ladawi, described as the head of Hamas’s internal security service in central Gaza. The second man killed was named as Ramez Tawfiq Abu Zureiq.

According to the report, footage posted by the Shehab News Agency showed a burned-out vehicle on a road, with heavy smoke in the area. The bodies were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Al Jazeera said the strike followed another Israeli attack on Saturday that killed the head of Hamas’s police force in northern Gaza; Israel said that official was also part of Hamas’s military wing.

Hamas accused Israel of trying to deepen disorder in Gaza by targeting institutions needed to govern the territory. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli attacks have continued frequently despite a ceasefire that took effect on October 10, and that peace efforts have stalled. The article also noted that the “Board of Peace,” established by US President Donald Trump, has not produced significant progress.

The deaths matter because they target Hamas-linked security and policing figures at a time when Gaza’s governance, public order and ceasefire arrangements remain contested. Al Jazeera also placed the incident in the context of recent Hamas leadership changes, reporting that Khalil al-Hayya was elected as the group’s new leader almost two years after Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.