Israel Says It Killed Hamas Commander Mohammed Deif in Airstrike

Published on August 1, 2024

The Israeli military has said it killed Mohammed Deif, a commander of the Hamas terrorist group, in a July 13 airstrike in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip. Israeli military and intelligence officials had suspected Deif was killed in the strike but had not previously been able to corroborate this belief. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Aug. 1 that new intelligence assessments had confirmed its belief that Deif was killed in the strike. Deif joined Hamas—a U.S. and Israeli-designated terrorist group—in around 1987. Israeli authorities arrested Deif in 1989 and he spent more than a year in Israeli custody before being released in a prisoner exchange. ...

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