Israeli strike on Khan Younis: Civilians were 'told to go there' The Israeli army said it targeted Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif and Rafa Salama, the commander of Hamas' Khan Yunis Brigade, on Saturday in a strike on Gaza, after the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said over 70 were killed in an Israeli attack on a displacement camp. "The civilians were in an area called Al-Mawasi, a humanitarian zone, they've been told to go there", FRANCE 24's Philip Turle said in an analysis.