JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (Jul 13) his government had "no certainty" that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in a strike that officials in Hamas-run Gaza said killed dozens.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Jul 13, 2024. JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday his government had"no certainty" that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in a strike that officials in Hamas-run Gaza said killed dozens.
"Israel attacked Gaza today in an attempt to eliminate Mohammed Deif and his deputy, Rafa Salama," Netanyahu told a press conference hours after the attack on Al-Mawasi, a designated safe zone in Gaza's south sheltering displaced Palestinians.According to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, 90 people were killed and 300 wounded in the strike on Al-Mawasi, near the southern city of Khan Yunis.
Israel had designated the area a safe zone and told civilians in other areas in Gaza to go there for safety.Netanyahu described Deif, head of the Hamas military wing, as"the planner and leader" of the Oct 7 attack that set off the Gaza war."The elimination of the heads of Hamas advances the achievement of all our objectives," said the right-wing premier who faces mounting opposition to the conduct of the war.
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