Israel targets top Hamas commander, mastermind in Oct. 7 attacks during air strike in Gaza

"A major Israeli airstrike in Gaza Saturday targeted the Hamas commander considered the

mastermind of the horrific Oct. 7 attacks that left 1,200 Israelis dead and triggered the war. Israel Defense Forces shot rockets at a fenced-off compound where Muhammad Deif, the commander of Hamas’s military wing, and Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, were holed up, according to multiple reports.
The military was still waiting for intelligence to confirm whether Dief, leader of the group’s notorious Qassam Brigades, and Salameh were killed in the strike. The Saudi news channel al-Hadath reported that Dief was seriously injured and Salameh was killed, according to the Times of Israel, but their fates were not yet officially determined." NYP