Palestinians gather near damages, following what Palestinians say was an Israeli strike at a tent camp in Al-Mawasi area, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Israel targets Hamas military chief in airstrike, Gaza officials say at least 71 killed | CBC News LoadedIsrael says it targeted Hamas's military commander in an airstrike that Palestinian health officials say killed at least 71 people in the southern Gaza Strip. It was unclear whether Deif was killed, the security official said.
Deif was one of the masterminds of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. He has survived seven Israeli assassination attempts, the most recent in 2021 and has topped Israel's most wanted list for decades.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant was holding special consultations, his office said, in light of "developments in Gaza." It was unclear how the strike would affect ceasefire talks underway in Doha and Cairo.
A senior Hamas official did not confirm whether Deif had been present and called the Israeli allegations "nonsense." Many of the injured and dead were taken to Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis. Health officials at Nasser Medical Complex, previously the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza, said on Saturday that the hospital was no longer able to function. Doctors said they were overwhelmed and could not provide medical care to all the casualties.
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