As Israel trades threats with Hezbollah, there are fears that the military is overstretched and its resources depleted after nine months of war against Hamas.

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Israel’s military hasn’t confirmed whether Mohammed Deif, a key planner of the Oct. 7 attack, died in its attack on an area where Gaza officials say scores of civilians were killed.

Israel says it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group’s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel and the United States were responsible for an attack that killed dozens in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, but the Western-backed leader also blamed Hamas for the continuing war in Gaza.

It was not immediately known whether Mohammed Deif was among the dead. If he was killed, cease-fire talks could be derailed.

Israeli security officials said Sunday they were pretty confident their targeted attack against Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was successful despite the group’s denial. Bloomberg News' Stuart Livingston-Wallace discusses with Jennifer Zabasajja on & Africa.

An Israeli official has confirmed that Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas’ military wing, was the target of Saturday’s Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis