The Gaza Health Ministry said 71 people were killed in the Israeli attack on Saturday in the south of the war-stricken enclave.
The head of Hamas' military wing was the target of an Israeli attack on the south of the Gaza Strip that has killed 71 people and injured scores more.
Deif has topped Israel's most-wanted list for years and is believed to have escaped multiple Israeli assassination attempts in the past. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement, said Rafa Salama, another top Hamas official, was also targeted in the strike. The official did not have details on whether the two targets were killed."This is not the first time that the occupation has claimed to target Palestinian leaders, and their lies were later proven to be false," the group said in a post on X.
Footage of the aftermath showed blackened tents and burnt-out cars as emergency workers and Palestinians displaced by the nine-month war searched for survivors.
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