The Israeli military said that Rafa Salama, Hamas' Khan Younis brigade commander, was killed in an air strike on Saturday that also targeted the head of the group's armed wing, Mohammed Deif.
A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend's deadly attacks in Gaza that Israel said had targeted the group's military leader Mohammed Deif.
In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has enraged his supporters, paused the Democratic campaign and raised fears of further political violence in the run-up to November's election.
Gaza ceasefire talks have been halted after three days of intense negotiations failed to produce a viable outcome, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday, blaming Israel for lacking a genuine intent to reach agreement.
Hamas' military leader Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds behind what Israel termed its 9/11 moment, is an elusive figure who has rarely spoken and never appeared in public, and who has survived at least seven Israeli assassination attempts.
Ankara raised the stakes on Saturday in a dispute with France over the status of French schools in Turkey, which could result in Turkish students being barred from attending these institutions just six weeks before the new school term.
The United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called on Saturday for the immediate release of a journalist detained in Tripoli two days ago, adding all media workers should be kept safe.
On Saturday, Syria set forth conditions for normalizing relations with Turkey, insisting on the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian territory.
Four police officers were killed and at least three injured in clashes between Iraqi government forces and Islamic State militants in Diyala province in eastern Iraq on Saturday, police and medical sources said.
In a landmark announcement on Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that Saudi Arabia will host the first-ever Esports Olympic Games in 2025.
In Damascus, portraits of dozens of candidates have been plastered on every corner ahead of Monday's legislative elections in Syria, the results of which are unlikely to disrupt the political landscape dominated by President Bashar al-Assad's party.
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 71 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave's health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.
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