Emergency teams rushed to the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City on Tuesday (May 26) night.

Israel said on Tuesday it had attacked Hamas’ new armed wing chief, who it said was appointed just days earlier after Israel killed his predecessor, as it steps up military pressure in Gaza and expands ground operations in Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement the military had struck Mohammad Odeh, whom he described as Hamas' new armed wing chief in Gaza.

He did not provide further details. Netanyahu did not say whether Israel believed he was killed.

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GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 26, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE RUSHING TO SCENE OF ATTACK

2. FIRE ENGINE AT SCENE OF ATTACK

3. AMBULANCE SURROUNDED BY CROWD

4. AMBULANCE MOVING

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) GAZA CITY RESIDENT, (NAME NOT AVAILABLE), SAYING:

"There was a sudden airstrike by Israeli warplanes, it was a surprise. They hit a rooftop apartment in a building with three missiles, and they weren't simple missiles, they were heavy ones."

6. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED UPPER FLOORS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING / AUDIO OF SIREN

7. PEOPLE WALKING ON RUBBLE AT SCENE

8. FIRE ENGINE AND PEOPLE GATHERED AT SCENE

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) GAZA CITY RESIDENT, (NAME NOT AVAILABLE), SAYING:

"There is no calm (ceasefire), day and night there is shelling. The shelling is constant here. They say there is a calm (ceasefire), but there is no calm (ceasefire), for us. This is the Eid atmosphere, as you can see. It is Eid now."

10. PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET AT SCENE AMID DEBRIS

11. DAMAGED VEHICLE AND ONLOOKERS

12. RUBBLE ON DAMAGED VEHICLE

13. VARIOUS OF FIRE ENGINE AND PEOPLE GATHERED AT SCENE

14. PEOPLE GATHERED AT SCENE