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The Israeli military did not immediately confirm the report,
which said a site in central Gaza's Nusseirat was struck two
days ago, based on intelligence that Issa, believed to be the
second-in-command of Hamas' armed wing, was there.
Hamas did not immediately respond to a request for comment on
the Israeli newspaper report.
Issa is at the top of Israel's most-wanted list, together with
Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas' military wing the Izz el-Deen
al-Qassam Brigades, and Hamas' leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, who
are believed to have masterminded the group's Oct. 7 attack on
southern Israel that triggered the Gaza war.
If confirmed, his death could complicate efforts to secure a
Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal in negotiations that
have already stalled.
(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi
in Cairo; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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