The airstrike targeted Hamas military wing commander Mohammed Deif and Khan Yunis brigade commander Rafaa Salameh, the sources said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck an area in the Gaza Strip “where two senior Hamas terrorists were hiding among civilians.” The military reported this on the social network X on Saturday, July 13.
The impact site was an open area surrounded by trees, several houses and barns, the report said.
The military also released a photo of the complex where the terrorists were hiding before and after the attack.
Photo: IDF
In turn, The Times of Israel, citing the country’s armed forces, claims that the targets of the airstrike were the commander of the military wing of Hamas, Mohammed Deif, and the commander of the Khan Yunis brigade, Rafaa Salameh. At the time of the shooting, there were several dozen other militants and security guards near the building where the top terrorists were hiding.
In turn, the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health reported that the strike killed at least 71 people and wounded another 289. How many of them were civilians was not reported.
Earlier, Israel announced that it had removed one of the leaders of the Hezbollah group. We are talking about Mohammed Nasser. He is considered the commander of the unit responsible for attacking Israel from southwest Lebanon.
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