AdvertisementIsrael twice tried and failed to kill Hamas's top military commander last week but he survived both attacks, a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces has said. The IDF twice targeted Mohammed Deif (left), Hamas's most-senior military commander, in raids last week but he survived both. So far the violence has claimed at least 227 lives - 215 Palestinians including almost 100 women and children, and 12 people in Israel, including two children. Twelve people in Israel, including a 5-year-old boy, have been killed in rocket attacks so far. A rocket attack on Tuesday near Gaza killed two Thai workers and wounded another seven.

Source: Daily Mail May 19, 2021 08:03 UTC