The commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, Rafa’a Salameh, was killed in an IDF airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip this morning, the Saudi al-Hadath channel reports.
According to the report, Muhammad Deif, the commander of Hamas’s military wing, who the IDF says was also targeted in the strike, has been seriously wounded.
Unverified figures from the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza say at least 71 Palestinians were killed and 289 injured in the strike.
The IDF says the airstrike targeted the two senior Hamas leaders when they were in a low building between the al-Mawasi area and Khan Younis, in a civilian environment, but not in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians.
Several dozen more Hamas operatives were also in the area of the site when it was targeted, including guards, according to military sources.
Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.
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