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Israel Says it Killed Hamas Naval Operative

A picture taken from near the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 28, 2023, shows smoke raising during an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
A picture taken from near the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 28, 2023, shows smoke raising during an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
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Israel Says it Killed Hamas Naval Operative

A picture taken from near the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 28, 2023, shows smoke raising during an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
A picture taken from near the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 28, 2023, shows smoke raising during an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP

Israel’s military announced Saturday it had struck and killed a top Hamas naval operative, Ratib Abu Tzahiban, who it says orchestrated an attempted naval attack in Israel on Oct. 24.

It was unclear if the military was referring to an episode when a group of Hamas divers were repelled after trying to infiltrate Israel on a beach north of Gaza.

Israel has announced an expanded ground operation after knocking out communications and creating a near-blackout of information in the Gaza Strip with increased bombardment and artillery fire.

Israel is signaling a move closer to an all-out invasion of Gaza meant to crush Hamas after its bloody rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

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Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia with at Least Eight Dead, 29 Rescued

Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)
Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)
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Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia with at Least Eight Dead, 29 Rescued

Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)
Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)

Tunisia's coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the country's coast as it sailed towards Europe, a security official told Reuters, adding that 29 other people were rescued.

The boat sank in waters off the city of Abwabed near Sfax, a departure point often used by African migrants.

Search operations were underway for possible missing persons, said Houssem Eddine Jebabli, an official in the national guard.

Tunisia is grappling with an unprecedented migration crisis and has replaced Libya as a major departure point for both Tunisians and others in Africa seeking a better life in Europe.