Israel Gaza strike kills Hamas spokesman

Hamas said an Israeli air strike on Thursday killed one of its spokesmen in Gaza the Israeli military accused of spreading "psychological terror" through social media.

The military said that "overnight, (the army and air force) conducted a strike in northern Gaza," killing Abdul Latif al-Qanou.

It called Qanou "one of Hamas' key inciters", who used social media "for propaganda purposes, psychological terror," and for "inciting terrorist activities" against Israel.

The military, which resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18, added it would continue operations "to dismantle Hamas's governmental and military capabilities".

Hamas said earlier it mourned the loss of Qanou who was killed in what it called a "direct" strike on a tent he was in, in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza.

A fragile ceasefire that brought weeks of relative calm to Gaza ended on March 18 when Israel resumed its bombing campaign across the territory.