Hamas-run health ministry says 141 killed in Israeli strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one of the attacks was targeting senior Hamas leader Mohammed Deif.

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About 400 people have been injured, according to the health ministry's statement.

One of the air strikes hit a designated humanitarian zone in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack was targeting senior Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, but there was "no certainty" that he had been killed.

An eyewitness in al-Mawasi told the BBC that it looked like an "earthquake" had hit.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyx0qdkn45eo

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