Netanyahu says not certain that Hamas leader killed in strike

14/7/2024 5:57

        Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was still not clear whether Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif and another senior commander were
        killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday but he vowed to pursue Israel's war aims to the end.
        
        "Either way, we will get to the whole of the leadership of Hamas," he told a televised news conference, adding that chances of an agreement to return Israeli hostages would be improved by increasing military pressure on Hamas.
        
        The brief news conference was called after the Israeli military said it had conducted a strike based on what it said was precise intelligence, targeting Deif and senior Hamas commander Rafa Salama in the city of Khan Younis.
        
        Palestinian health officials said the strike killed at least 90 Palestinians and wounded as many as 300 in the designated humanitarian zone of Al Mawasi, in the heaviest loss of life in weeks.
        
        The Israeli military said the strike had hit a military compound but said it could not confirm casualty numbers.