Israeli PM Netanyahu says not certain that Hamas leader killed in Israeli strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was still not clear whether Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif and his deputy were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday but he vowed to pursue Israel’s war aims to the end.

“Either way, we will get to the whole of the leadership of Hamas,” he told a televised news conference, adding that chances of an agreement to return Israeli hostages would be improved by increasing military pressure on Hamas.