Israel kills key Hamas commander as new airstrikes pummel Gaza where death toll tops 2,200

Tanks move in as 24-hour evacuation order deadline passes and Netanyahu vows ‘this is the beginning’ Israel has killed a key Hamas commander as the death toll from airstrikes on Gaza topped 2,200 – with tanks now massing on the border in preparation for a full-scale ground invasion. Murad Abu Murad, the head of the terror group’s aerial operations, was killed over the past day when fighter jets struck an operational centre, the Israeli military said today.