Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the international community should give Israel a "strong and deterrent lesson" for its actions against the Palestinians, according to reports this week.
The Latest: Israel says it has killed Hamas commanders
May 12, 2021 GMT
JERUSALEM The Israeli military says it has killed several senior Hamas militant commanders in airstrikes in Gaza and Khan Younis.
The army released a statement on Wednesday, saying that it carried out a “complex and first-of-its-kind operation.” Those targeted, it said, were “a key part of the Hamas ‘General Staff’” and considered close to the head of the group’s military wing.
Hamas had no comment.
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