The Ministry of Interior announced that the Israeli attack on residential compounds in Doha, where several members of the Hamas political bureau reside, resulted in the death of Moamen Jawad Hassouna Hassouna. In its statement, the ministry said that, as part of the ongoing follow-up to the aftermath of the Israeli strike and after fieldwork and evidence gathering by the relevant security authorities, it was confirmed that Moamen Jawad Hassouna Hassouna had died as a result of the attack.

The ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs, praying for mercy upon them and a speedy recovery for the injured. It added that field investigations and verification efforts are still underway to identify the remaining missing individuals, using disaster victim identification (DVI) techniques through the specialised departments, including forensic and criminal information units, the forensic laboratory, and the medical examiner’s centre. It added that any new developments would be announced as soon as they become available.

Earlier yesterday, the Ministry of Interior had also reported the death of a member of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), as well as Hammam Khalil al-Hayya, the son of Hamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya, along with injuries among several civilians, following the Israeli strike on one of the residential compounds where members of the Hamas political bureau were staying.