[News] Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli assassinations

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Hamas warns Gaza ceasefire risks collapse after string of Israeli
assassinations
MEE staff
May 28, 2026
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Palestinian group says wave of attacks has killed 20 people in two days,
including a senior commander of its armed wing
[image: Women mourn during a funeral for 10 Palestinians killed in an
Israeli strike the night before in Gaza City on 28 May 2026 (Omar
al-Qattaa/AFP)]

Women mourn during a funeral for 10 Palestinians killed in an Israeli
strike the night before in Gaza City on 28 May 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

Published date: 28 May 2026 12:07 BST | Last update: 3 hours 53 mins ago

Hamas on Thursday warned that the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is at risk of
collapse following an escalation in Israeli
<https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel> air strikes this month.

The Palestinian <https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine> group
said at least 20 people were killed over the past two days in a fresh wave
of bombardment targeting residential homes.

The statement came after an Israeli air strike hit a building in Gaza City
on Wednesday night during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

The strike killed at least 10 people, including two children and two women,
according to local media reports.

Israeli media said the attack targeted Ezz al-Din Beik, described as
commander of Hamas’s northern Gaza brigade, and Imad Aslim, described as
deputy commander of the Gaza City brigade.

There was no confirmation from Palestinian media or Hamas regarding the
targeting of the two men.

“The US administration and the countries guaranteeing the agreement must
assume their responsibilities by taking a clear stance condemning the
occupation’s violations,” Hamas said.

It added that “urgent and serious steps must be taken to ensure the
occupation complies with the terms of the deal, which is at risk of
collapse due to its ongoing crimes and repeated breaches”.

On Tuesday, the eve of Eid al-Adha, Israeli forces bombed another house in
Gaza City, killing Mohammed Odah, the new head of Hamas’s armed wing, along
with five civilians.

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Hamas confirmed Odah’s death, saying he had been appointed commander of the
group’s armed wing after his predecessor, Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, was killed
two weeks ago.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli forces have killed at
least 906 people in the Gaza Strip since the US-mediated ceasefire in
October, and wounded more than 2,700 others.

Overall, Israeli attacks have killed at least 72,800 Palestinians in Gaza
since October 2023. Thousands more remain missing beneath the rubble and
are presumed dead.

Gaza’s Government Media Office said earlier this week that Israeli
violations of the ceasefire had reached 3,000 breaches.

In addition to near-daily strikes and killings, which have intensified in
recent days, the violations include ongoing restrictions on the entry of
aid, the travel of patients abroad, and the expansion of Israeli occupation
in the strip.

Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Wednesday that the latest
strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Gaza had been approved by the US-created
so-called “Board of Peace”.

“We consider the elimination of senior figures in the terrorist
organisation’s military wing to be part of the process of disarming Hamas,”
a source from the body said.

Kan added that representatives from the body had requested permission from
the Israeli army to enter the Gaza Strip, which could be facilitated in the
coming days.
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