Israel Kills Notorious Hamas Militant in Gaza Airstrike

Abdel-Aziz Salha, known for his role in the 2000 Ramallah lynching, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza.

Abdel-Aziz Salha was involved in the lynching of two Israeli reservists in Ramallah in 2000, a brutal event that became infamous due to photographs of Salha with bloodied hands.
Salha was sentenced to life in prison by Israel in 2001 but was released to Gaza in a 2011 prisoner swap that freed over 1,000 Palestinians for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed Salha's death in an airstrike in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, early Thursday.
Salha continued to engage in terrorist activities for Hamas after his release, according to the IDF.
The airstrike is part of ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, with recent strikes reportedly killing 99 Palestinians in the past 24 hours.