Hamas chief negotiator says Israel’s killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire

By Menna AlaaElDin and Muhammad Al Gebaly

CAIRO, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Hamas’ ​chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya said ​on Sunday that a targeted assassination by Israel on Saturday of ⁠one of the group’s senior commanders threatens the “viability of the truce” in the enclave.

In a televised address, Hayya, who is also ​exile Gaza Hamas chief, confirmed the killing of ‍the group’s senior commander Raed ​Saed in an Israeli strike a day earlier.

It was the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect in October.

“The…