The number two of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, Marwan Issa, is dead, according to the Jerusalem Post, which cites "Hamas sources".
The sources confirm the rumors circulated recently, according to which Issa was killed, buried in an underground tunnel hit by Israeli forces in Nuseirat, in the center of the Gaza Strip.
For now there is no other confirmation that the killing actually took place.
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