
Israel Targets Enemy Commanders
Published on July 23, 2024
The Israeli military continues to target enemy commanders, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reporting on July 18 that it had eliminated high-ranking figures from Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In a high-profile raid the previous weekend, the IDF had targeted the Hamas terrorist organization’s military commander, Mohammed Deif. It couldn’t confirm he was dead, but it did confirm killing a high-ranking deputy whose home Mr. Deif was visiting at the time of the attack. Hamas said Mr. Deif was alive and well. If Mr. Deif has been taken out, it would be a severe blow to Hamas both physically and morally, Elliot Chodoff, a reserve IDF major, said on his podcast. He would be the highest figure in Hamas to be eliminated....
