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Israel said Sunday that senior Hamas military commander Rafa Salama, “one of the masterminds” of the October 7 attack has been killed in a strike. A military statement said the Israeli air force “struck and eliminated the commander of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade, Rafa Salama”, in an attack Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip. The attack also targeted Mohammed Deif, the Palestinian group’s military chief, the army said earlier. A Hamas official said Sunday that Deif was still alive and overseeing operations. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also acknowledged that there was “no certa…

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