World News Briefs: Key Developments from Gaza to Ecuador

This content provides a summary of current world news including updates on the Israeli-Hamas conflict, the sentencing for the murder of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, Biden's slip-up involving Zelenskiy, and China's staunch opposition to a new U.S. law over Tibet. It also covers other significant events such as a school building collapse in Nigeria and Taiwan's alert over China's missile tests.

Hamas' military leader Mohammed Deif, one of the masterminds behind Israel's '9/11 moment,' has survived multiple Israeli assassination attempts. The latest strike targeted Deif in Khan Younis, Gaza, but it's unclear if he was killed, Israeli officials said.

An Israeli airstrike killed 71 Palestinians in a Gaza humanitarian zone, reportedly targeting Deif. Hamas claims the Israeli justification targeting their leaders is false.

In ceasefire talks, Israel and Egypt consider an electronic surveillance system on the Gaza-Egypt border to replace Israeli troops if a truce is reached, sources revealed.

In unrelated news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Biden's accidental reference to him as Putin, citing continued U.S. support.

A court in Ecuador sentenced five people for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot post-rally amid escalating violence.

China condemned a new U.S. law pushing for talks with Tibet over autonomy, vowing to protect its interests.

A Nigerian school collapse killed 22, with many trapped initially under debris, according to news reports.

Despite acquittal in a marriage case, former Pakistani PM Imran Khan remains jailed due to new arrest orders, following his party's gains in parliament.

Taiwan is on alert monitoring missile tests in China's Inner Mongolia, maintaining readiness against potential threats.

Gambia faces division over efforts to unban female genital mutilation, a deeply rooted cultural practice with significant social implications.

(With inputs from agencies.)