Hamas political leader Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti killed by Israel in devastating strike.

On Thursday morning, Hamas-affiliated media stated that Jamila al-Shanti, the first woman elected to the Hamas politburo, was killed in an Israeli bombing.

The claim came only hours after Israel confirmed the death of Rafat Abu Hilal, the senior commander of Gaza's Popular Resistance Committees.

The PRC is a terrorist alliance hostile to the Palestinian Authority and Fatah's connection with Israel.

According to the military, Abu Hilal was murdered in Rafah.

Shanti, 68, was Hamas co-founder Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi's widow. In 2021, she was voted to its Politburo.

The terror organization's top decision-making body is the 15-member council.

She was also a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

Her spouse was slain in a deliberate killing by Israel in 2004.

Other attacks, according to the IDF, targeted anti-tank missile launch sites, terror tunnel shafts, intelligence infrastructure, and more command centres.

Dozens of mortar launchers were also targeted, with the vast majority being destroyed soon after releasing rounds toward Israel.

Israel has been attacking Hamas targets in Gaza since a surprise attack by Hamas on Israeli settlements near the Gaza border on October 7.

For days, fighting raged as the IDF battled to sweep out the terrorists. nearly 1,400 Israelis were murdered, with nearly 4,600 injured. At least 199 hostages have been transferred to Gaza.