An Israeli official confirmed to the media that Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas' military wing, was the target of a strike in Khan Younis.
"Sami Abu Zohri", one of the leaders of the Hamas movement has told media |(Reuters) that "The occupation regime's claims regarding the assassination of Muhemmed Deif are a false justification, adding that the martyrs of the crime in Mowasi in Khan Yunis were all civilians.
Hamas has mentioned that this is not the first time that Israel claims to attack resistance leaders in order to cover up its crimes against Palestinian civilians.
The Gaza Strip health ministry said in a statement on Saturday afternoon that the number of martyrs of today's crime by the Zionist regime army in the city of Khan Yunis increased to 71 and the number of wounded increased to 289.
MNA