The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader.
Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 13, 2024. The Israeli military said it killed Deif in a massive strike in southern Gaza on July 13, citing "an intelligence assessment." There was no immediate comment from Hamas officials on Israel's claim.
"Enough is enough," he said. "Kill, burn, destroy and block the roads. Make them understand that the Al Aqsa Flood is more powerful than they think and believe." At the same time, his killing would be a significant setback for Hamas, both symbolically and strategically, since it may have lost a unique player in the Palestinian armed struggle against Israel, even if that struggle likely won't end with Deif's alleged death. He was believed to be 58 or 59.
He would go on to found Hamas' network in the West Bank in 1993, the year that Israel reached an interim peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Israeli military said. That same year, he was also promoted to the head of Hamas' armed wing, it said. Deif is also thought to have helped expand Hamas' labyrinth of underground tunnels in Gaza -- where he is believed to have hidden during the ongoing war.
"It's a morale hit and a very strong operational hit, and it changes this organization from something that has two legs to lean on to one that is limping," he said."Israel has targeted Hamas political and military leaders in the past," said Khaled el-Gindy, an analyst specializing in Palestinian affairs with the Washington-based Middle East Institute.
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