IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari confirmed on Tuesday evening that Marwan Issa, the deputy head of Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an airstrike in central Gaza earlier this month.The IDF confirmed earlier this month that Issa was targeted in an airstrike in Nuseirat in central Gaza, but said they were unable to confirm without a doubt that he was killed in the strike until now.Along with Issa, Hagari added that the IDF eliminated Ghazi Abu Tama’ah, a senior member of Hamas’s military council. Abu Tama’ah was the head of Hamas’s combat assistance headquarters and served as one of the main decision makers for military matters in Hamas.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that international organizations must be able to deliver aid to Gaza without hindrance, adding that the situation there was hellish for civilians struggling to meet their most vital daily needs."The humanitarian situation in Gaza is hell," Baerbock said while on a trip to the Middle East, during which she met with Israeli and Palestinian officials."International organizations must be able to provide vital aid unhindered," she said in Tel Aviv, adding that Germany had increased its funding to the World Food Programme by an additional 10 million euros ($10.8 million).