Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif was not killed in an Israeli strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Saturday (13), one of the group’s leaders, Khalil Al-Hayya, told Al Jazeera TV.
“We tell (Israeli Prime Minister) Netanyahu that Mohammed Deif is listening to him right now and mocking his lies,” Al-Hayya said.
Netanyahu says Israel has no confirmation of death
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was not yet clear whether Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif and another senior commander were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday (13). However, the premier vowed to pursue Israel’s war aims to the end.
“In any case, we will reach out to the entire Hamas leadership,” Netanyahu said in a televised news conference.
The Israeli leader added that the chances of a deal to return Israeli hostages would increase as military pressure on Hamas increased.
Attack leaves at least 90 dead in Gaza
Earlier this Saturday (13), the conflict between Israel and Hamas took on new contours after an Israeli attack in the Al-Mawasi area, in Gaza, which resulted in dozens of deaths. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, at least 90 people lost their lives and almost 300 were injured in the region.
The strikes hit an area in the designated humanitarian zone of Al Mawasi, in the biggest loss of life in weeks, the ministry said.
An Israeli security official told CNN, that Deif – the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades – was targeted in the airstrike.
The Israeli military said the strike hit a military compound but said it could not confirm the number of casualties.
See the scene of destruction after the attack:
Source: CNN Brasil
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