A senior Hamas official denies Israeli reports that the commander of the terror group’s military wing, Muhammad Deif, was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the al-Mawasi area in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis this morning.
“The Israeli allegations are nonsense and they aim to justify the horrifying massacre. All the martyrs are civilians and what happened was a grave escalation of the war of genocide, backed by the American support and world silence,” senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells Reuters.
He also says that the strike shows Israel is not interested in reaching a ceasefire agreement.
The Hamas-run media office says at least 100 people have been killed and wounded, including members of the Civil Emergency Service.
Abu Zuhri does not confirm whether Deif was in Khan Younis.
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