Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on two densely populated locations in Gaza City. According to initial reports in the Israeli media, the bombings were aimed at assassinating a very senior Hamas commander. Amid initial reports of tens of casualties, including some still buried under the rubble, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement it had struck Hamas “military infrastructure sites”. The strikes hit the al-Shati neighbourhood, known as Beach camp, and the al-Tuffah district, which were both struck by significant explosions, killing 38 people according to Ismail Al-Thawabta, the director of the Hamas-run government media...