Israeli strike kills Hamas political leader

CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, officials of the Palestinian group said, as residents reported an escalation in Israel's six-day-old military campaign.

Hamas said the airstrike on Khan Younis killed Bardaweel, a member of the group's political office, and his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment.

The group described Bardaweel's death as an "assassination".