According to the Israeli military, 71 people were killed and 289 wounded in an attack on Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip; the projectile had been tipped against Hamas senior military commander Mohammed Deif.
However, Mohammed Deif continues to be at large, with no reports of his death. Israeli officials mentioned that Deif and another Hamas commander, Rafa Salamare, had been the targets for the airstrike. Hamas denied such a claim. It has been labeled a mass murder by some. The reported among the dead were emergency workers. It was Israel claimed to have shelled a tent camp for people displaced by the war in Khan Younis.
The media office of the Hamas-run Gaza government issued a statement. Many people are of the opinion that Daifeh was the mastermind of the surprise attack on Israel on October 7 last year. The attack left 1,200 people dead. It sparked a war between Israel and Hamas. Daifeh has been on Israel’s wanted list for several years now. He is said to have evaded many Israeli attacks meant for him in the past. But due to this reason it is estimated that it has reached a state of immobility. He has been living a secret life for two decades. His elimination is considered a great success in the attacks carried out by Israel for 9 months.