Israel assassinates Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi in Gaza

Israel assassinates Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi in Gaza. This event belongs in the Gaza/Hamas/Israel chronology because it marks a discrete action, decision, attack, legal ruling, diplomatic move, or accountability moment around Hamas-Israel escalation. The record should be sourced as a singular event and kept separate from broader background explainers.