Israeli strike on Gaza 'safe zone' kills more than 70, officials say An Israeli air strike that hit the densely populated Al-Mawasi area, previously designated as a humanitarian safe zone, near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Saturday killed at least 71 people, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. The Israeli army said the strike targeted Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas's military wing, according to Israeli media reports.