Reports emerging from Gaza indicate that a high-ranking Hamas official was killed on Sunday in an attack on western Gaza City that claimed four lives in total.
The deceased was identified as Ihab Ghussein, who Reuters news agency reported held the position of deputy labor minister and was considered a key figure in the Hamas-led administration in Gaza.
Ghussein previously served as the spokesman for the Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry in Gaza. A prominent figure in the coastal enclave, Ghussein was born in 1979 and held various positions within the Interior Ministry and the internal security apparatus of Hamas during the government led by Ismail Haniyeh.
In 2012, Ghussein was appointed director of the Communications Ministry, a role he maintained until 2020. He was also educated at Gaza City's university, where he earned an engineering degree. Palestinian sources report that Ghussein's wife and daughter were killed several weeks ago in a separate attack within the Gaza Strip.
