Nigeria, March 23 -- Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, March 23, 2025, has killed Salah al-Bardaweel, one of Hamas's most senior political figures, along with his wife while they were praying in a tent.

A Hamas official confirmed his death to BBC News, calling him the group's "highest-ranking political leader" after the deaths of Yahya Sinwar and Rawhi Mushtaha earlier in the war.

"Israel's assassination of our leaders will not break our resolve," Hamas said in a statement. They further condemned the act describing it as an act of aggression.

Bardaweel, 66, was a prominent figure in Hamas's political bureau and had deep ties to the movement's founding leadership.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike, which was pa...