According to the Gaza health ministry, which is administered by Hamas, an Israeli airstrike on a designated humanitarian location has resulted in the deaths of at least ninety Palestinians.
According to a statement from the health ministry, some 300 persons have been wounded in an incident that Israel claims was directed against top Hamas commander Mohammed Deif and his deputy Rafa Salama.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there was "no certainty" that any of them had been killed at a press conference on Saturday night.
The Israeli military has classified the al-Mawasi region near Khan Younis as a humanitarian zone; this is where the attack occurred.
The BBC was informed by an eyewitness in al-Mawasi that the striking location seemed to have been struck by a "earthquake".
Videos taken in the vicinity show burned-out debris and wounded victims being carried onto stretchers.
People may be seen frantically picking their way through a massive crater's debris with their hands.
After analyzing video of the attack's aftermath, BBC Verify has confirmed that the strike occurred in an area designated as a humanitarian zone on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) website.
Mr. Netanyahu said that after receiving a briefing from his general security forces, he authorized the operation to proceed.
He stated he needed to know what sort of weaponry would be used, how much collateral damage there would be, and if there were any captives in the area.
He pledged to eliminate every senior member of the gang during the press conference.
"In any case, we will uncover the entire Hamas leadership," Mr. Netanyahu said.
Afterwards, Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, was reported by the AFP news agency and said that Mr. Netanyahu was attempting to obstruct a truce in the Gaza War by carrying out "heinous massacres".
The idea that their leaders were targeted was deemed "false" by Hamas.
The organization released a statement saying, "It is not the first time Israel claims to target Palestinian leaders, only to be proven false later."
According to an Israeli military spokesman, the attack happened in a "open area" with "no civilians" nearby.
Although he would not identify whether it was within a declared safe zone, he said that Hamas commanders had "cynically" established themselves in a residential neighborhood.
The officer said that he was not aware of any hostages abducted in the vicinity during the assault on Israel on October 7.
He went on to say that "precision strike" was preceded by "accurate intelligence".
It's "one of the black days," a medical professional at a hospital coping with the aftermath of the incident told the BBC.
Dr. Mohammed Abu Rayya stated in an interview with Newshour on the BBC World Service that most cases that came in were fatal, while other patients had numerous shrapnel wounds.
He compared it to being in "hell" and said that a large number of the dead were civilians, including women and children.
Patients were being treated on the floor amid scenes of pandemonium seen on camera from the adjacent Kuwait field hospital.
The British organization Medical Aid for Palestinians reported that the Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis is "overwhelmed" and incapable of operating.
Mohammed Deif: Who is he?
One of Israel's most wanted individuals is Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas's armed branch, the al-Qassam Brigades.
After eluding arrest and surviving many assassination attempts, including one in which he lost an eye in 2002, he has achieved almost mythological status in Gaza.
After being detained by Israeli officials in 1989, he founded the Brigades with the intention of seizing Israeli troops.
He is accused by Israel of being involved in the mid-1990s kidnapping and murder of three Israeli soldiers as well as of organizing and overseeing bus explosions that killed tens of Israelis in 1996.
He is believed to have been one of the masterminds of the October 7th Hamas assault, which claimed the lives of over 1,200 Israelis and foreigners, the majority of whom were civilians, and kidnapped 251 more.
According to the health ministry headed by Hamas, it resulted in the significant Israeli military campaign in Gaza that has claimed the lives of over 38,400 Palestinians.
The bombardment on Saturday was described as a "grave escalation" by a Hamas official, who was quoted by Reuters, indicating that Israel was not interested in negotiating a truce.
According to the BBC, the cease-fire talks between Qatar and Egypt came to an unsuccessful conclusion on Friday.
An Israeli attack west of Gaza claimed the lives of seventeen individuals, according to the civil defense service in Gaza, which is administered by Hamas.
A prayer hall in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, is reportedly the target of the strike. Regarding the allegation, the Israeli military has not yet responded.
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