Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local healt…
Palestinians gather near the bodies of their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Saturday, July 13, 2024.
The strike came at a delicate time in cease-fire efforts. Deif’s death would hand Israel a major victory and deal a painful psychological blow to Hamas. It also could give Netanyahu a possible opening. Again on Saturday, the prime minister said Israel will not end the war until Hamas’ military capabilities are destroyed, and Deif’s death would be a significant step in that direction.
In a statement, Hamas denied that Deif had been in the area. “These false claims are merely a cover-up for the scale of the horrific massacre,” it said. The Israeli military asserted that “additional terrorists hid among civilians” and described the location as an area surrounded by trees and several buildings. An Israeli official said the strike hit a fenced area of Khan Younis that was run by Hamas, saying it was not a tent complex but an operational compound. The official described the strike as precise. The army said the compound belonged to Salama.
“Children were all martyred here. We collected their pieces with our hands,” said one Palestinian man who did not give his name. He estimated there were seven or eight missiles and asserted that first responders were targeted, too. The blast threw a 2-year-old child into the air and the child’s mother was still missing, Wateridge said. Another boy had his feet blown off, while an 8-year-old boy was killed. “They told me to go there to be safe,” his grieving mother told her of the area struck.
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