Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured during an Israeli attack on Khan Yunisin Gauzeaccording to media close to Hamas.

The attack hit an IDP camp, according to the same source.

According to the Hamas Health Ministry, the dead are at least 71 and the wounded at least 289.

According to IDFthe target of the IDF airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip was the Mohammed Daifcommander of the military wing of Hamas, and Rafa Salamehcommander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade.

According to Israeli media, Salameh is dead and Daif is seriously injured.

The two were in a low-rise building between the al-Mawashi area and Khan Younis, but not in the camp, according to the IDF.

Deif is considered by the Israelis to mastermind of the October 7 attack in which armed Palestinians invaded Israeli territory.

One day later, the Israeli counterattack began, with continuous bombardment and a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, as well as clashes in the West Bank and on Israel’s border with Lebanon.

A senior Hamas official said the Israel Radio report that Daif was the target was “nonsense”.

Dave has survived seven attempts on his life by Israel, the last of which was in 2021.

Hamas officials said the dead were civilians and that the attack was an acute escalation that showed Israel was not interested in reaching a ceasefire agreement.

After the airstrike targeting Mohamed Deif, Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallad is in a meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herchi Halevi and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar.

Hamas: What the IDF says is false

Israel’s claim that it targeted Hamas leaders is false, Hamas said in a statement.

“This is not the first time that Israel has claimed to have targeted Palestinian leaders, with this claim only to be denied later,” Hamas announced.