A senior Hamas official has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian militant group reported on Sunday.

The Islamist organization confirmed the death of Salah al-Bardawil, a member of its politburo, in a post on its Telegram channel.

Hamas said al-Bardawil and his wife were killed “in a treacherous Zionist assassination” in his tent in al-Mawasi, an area in the Gaza Strip designated as a humanitarian zone.

The war-torn Gaza Strip has seen a fragile ceasefire shattered in recent days after Israel resumed its bombing campaign early on Tuesday before launching another ground offensive.

Hundreds of Palestinians have since been killed, including women and children.

Mediators had previously failed to agree on an extension of the ceasefire that took effect in mid-January, after more than 15 months of fighting following the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.