Hamas group said one of the top leaders of its armed wing has been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza. “Ayman Nofal, ‘Abu Ahmad’, a member of the general military council and commander of the central command in Al Qassam Brigades, was killed” in an Israeli strike on the central Gaza, Hamas said in a statement, referring to its military wing. The Israeli military did not immediately confirm the killing when contacted by AFP news agency.