Israeli army radio reports failed assassination attempt on Hamas leader Ali Al-Amoudi in Gaza

Israeli army radio reported on Saturday that an attempt to assassinate Ali Al-Amoudi, deputy head of the Hamas political bureau in Gaza, has failed. Israeli reports describe Al-Amoudi as the de facto successor to Yahya Sinwar in managing the Gaza Strip.

The announcement follows a report by Israel's Channel 12 on Friday, which stated that the Israeli military had tried to target Al-Amoudi, though the outcome of the operation was not immediately clear at the time.

According to Channel 12, Al-Amoudi is currently seen as the figure running Gaza. The channel also highlighted his role in leading a deception plan intended to suggest that Hamas was relinquishing its weapons and handing over its civil administration to a technocratic committee under the so-called Peace Council, headed by Nickolay Mladenov.

Channel 12 added that the Israeli military carried out the assassination attempt as part of its operations targeting Al-Amoudi, but its initial report did not confirm his fate. Later, Israeli army radio confirmed that the attempt had failed.