Israel says Gaza camp strike targeted Hamas military chief Dief

A Palestinian man clears rubble and blood in front of a house hit by Israeli bombing in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 13, 2024. (AFP)
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Updated 13 July 2024
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Israel says Gaza camp strike targeted Hamas military chief Dief

  • The army “struck Mohammed Deif and Rafa Salama, the commander of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade”

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said it targeted Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif on Saturday in a strike on Gaza, after the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry said dozens were killed in an Israeli attack on a displacement camp.
The army “struck Mohammed Deif and Rafa Salama, the commander of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade, who are two of the masterminds of the October 7 massacre,” it said in a statement.
It came after the Gaza health ministry said 71 people were killed and 289 wounded in an Israeli strike on the Al-Mawasi camp for displaced people in southern Gaza.


Several US warplanes crashed, crew survived: Kuwait defense ministry

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Several US warplanes crashed, crew survived: Kuwait defense ministry

KUWAIT: Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait’s defense ministry said, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf.
“Several US warplanes crashed this morning. Confirming that all crew members survived,” a defense ministry spokesman said in a statement, adding that the cause was under investigation.
“Authorities immediately initiated search and rescue operations, evacuating the crews and transporting them to a hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. He noted that their condition is stable,” the statement added.