After al-Hayya was elected head of Hamas’ political bureau in July 2026, al-Amoudi assumed responsibility for running the movement in Gaza as acting leader pending the election of a successor.
Five Palestinians, including four women, two of them Christians, were killed and six others wounded in the strike on a residential flat in western Gaza City, according to a medical source.
Those killed included Maysa Abu Daoud, 55, and her daughter Maria Abu Daoud, 36, as well as Yasmin al-Boubou, 48, Halloum al-Boubou, 23, and Bilal Ali Ouda, 20.
The pinpoint attack came amid continuing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2025.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israeli violations had killed 1,439 Palestinians and wounded 5,052 others as of Thursday.
Israel has killed three percent of Gaza’s Christian population since the start of its genocide in October 2023, the Palestinian officials say.
Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and wounded over 175,000 in Gaza in its genocidal war, according to Palestinian figures, while around 90 percent of the territory’s infrastructure has been destroyed.
Analysts warn that the recorded death toll is an undercount, estimating the actual figure could reach 200,000.