Israel has killed a senior Hamas commander in an air strike on the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Hamas confirmed on Sunday that its Rafah Brigade commander, Samir Abu Younis, was killed in the Israeli strike carried out on Saturday.
The Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency had earlier announced in a joint statement that they targeted a senior Hamas military commander in a drone strike in Khan Younis.
Hours after the attack, Hamas confirmed that the individual targeted was a senior member of its military wing.
The strike reportedly hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians, leaving two other people wounded.
Medical personnel told Al Jazeera that the casualties were taken to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis for treatment.
Footage verified by Al Jazeera and shared by Palestinian journalists showed ambulances within the hospital premises, as well as stretchers bearing what appeared to be bloodstains.
Al-Mawasi, a coastal area along the Mediterranean Sea, is densely populated with displaced Palestinians living in makeshift tents.
Despite previously designating the area a humanitarian zone, Israel has repeatedly carried out attacks there.
Israeli air strike kills top Hamas commander in Gaza, two others wounded