GAZA: An Israeli air strike focused Hamas’ army chief Mohammed Deif in Gaza on Saturday (Jul 13), a safety official and Israel Military Radio stated, in an assault that the enclave’s well being ministry stated had killed a minimum of 71 Palestinians.
It was unclear whether or not Deif was killed, the safety official stated. Military Radio stated Deif was hiding in a constructing within the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone Al-Mawasi, west of the southern metropolis of Khan Younis.
Deif was one of many masterminds of Hamas’ Oct 7 assault on Israel that triggered the conflict in Gaza. He has survived seven Israeli assassination makes an attempt, the newest in 2021 and has topped Israel’s most-wanted checklist for many years.
Hamas, nonetheless, rejected Israel’s declare its leaders had been focused, saying on Saturday it was “false”.
“It isn’t the primary time Israel claims to focus on Palestinian leaders, solely to be confirmed false later,” Hamas stated.
The air strike within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis killed a minimum of 71 Palestinians and injured 289, the enclave’s well being ministry stated.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant was holding particular consultations, his workplace stated, in gentle of “developments in Gaza”. It was unclear how the strike would have an effect on ceasefire talks underway in Doha and Cairo.
