Ammon News - Former Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs and the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Yousef Salama, was killed this morning in an Israeli airstrike on his home in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to WAFA.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes targeted the home of Sheikh Salama, leading to his murder and the injury of several members of his family.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli offensive on Gaza, which began on October 7, has resulted in more than 21,650 deaths and approximately 56,000 injuries. Thousands are still missing, with 70% of the victims being children and women.