An Israeli artillery strike Thursday killed the third most senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Hamas television announced.
Saeed Siam was killed "in the latest shelling on a house" in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, said Al-Aqsa TV, which showed images of a body it identified as Siam.
Siam served as interior minister in the Hamas-led government before it was dissolved in 2007. He ranked behind only former Prime Minister Ismail Haniya and former Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar in Hamas' Gaza hierarchy.
The Israeli military confirmed it targeted a house where Siam was believed to be present.
