Israel says it has confirmed Hamas military wing chief was killed in a July stri

JERUSALEM - The Israeli   navy  stated  Thursday that it has   showed  that   the pinnacle  of Hamas'   navy  wing, Mohammed Deif,   became  killed in an airstrike in Gaza(opens in   a brand new  tab) in July. The   statement  comes   an afternoon  after an   obvious  Israeli strike   withinside the  Iranian capital killed Hamas'   pinnacle  political   chief .
Israel believes that Deif,   the pinnacle  of Hamas'   navy , and Yahya Sinwar, the   pinnacle  Hamas   chief  in Gaza,   had been  the   leader  architects of the Oct. 7   assault  that killed   a few  1,  2 hundred  human beings  in southern Israel and   precipitated  the Israel-Hamas war. Sinwar   is assumed  to stay  in hiding in Gaza.

Israel has   now no longer  showed  or denied it   became  at the back of  Tuesday's strike in Tehran that killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' political   leader . Hamas has   stated  Deif survived the July   assault  in Gaza and did   now no longer  straight away  touch upon  the   navy 's   statement  of confirmation.

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The killing of     of Hamas'   maximum  senior figures brings a victory for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has   stated  that   he's going to  now no longer  give up  the   marketing campaign  in Gaza   till  Israel destroys Hamas'   navy  capabilities.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant   stated  the strike that killed Deif   became  a "  huge  milestone"   in the direction of  attaining  the   dreams  of the war. "The   outcomes  of this operation   replicate  that Hamas is an   corporation  in disintegration," he wrote on X.

The assassinations   threat  pushing Hamas to harden its   function  in negotiations for a cease-fire – or to drop out completely. And Iran has vowed vengeance for the strike on its soil,   elevating  fears of an all-out   nearby  war.

Israel   focused  Deif in a July   thirteen  strike that hit a compound   at the  outskirts of the southern Gaza   town  of Khan Younis. The   navy  stated  on the  time that   some other  Hamas commander, Rafa Salama,   became  killed. More than   ninety  different  human beings ,   which include  displaced civilians in   close by  tents,   had been  killed   withinside the  strike, Gaza   fitness  officers  stated  on the  time.

In a   announcement  Thursday, the Israeli   navy  stated  that "following an intelligence assessment,   it is able to  be   showed  that Mohammed Deif   became  removed  withinside the  strike."

In its 10-month-  antique  marketing campaign  of bombardment and offensives in Gaza, Israel has killed   a few  39,480 Palestinians and wounded   greater  than 91,  a hundred  others,   in line with  Gaza's Health Ministry, whose   be counted number  does   now no longer  differentiate   among  civilians and combatants. More than   eighty  consistent with  cent of the   populace  of 2.  three  million   had been  pushed  from their homes, the   giant  majority   filled  into tent camps   withinside the  southwest   nook  of the territory, with   restrained  meals  and water.

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Deif   became  one of the  founders of Hamas'   navy  wing, the Qassam Brigades,   withinside the  Nineties  and led the unit for decades. Under his command, it   achieved  dozens of suicide bombings   towards  Israelis on buses and at cafes and   constructed  up   a powerful  arsenal of rockets   that would  strike deep into Israel and   frequently  did.
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He remained a mysterious, underground   determine  in Gaza. He   by no means  regarded  in public,   became  rarely  photographed and   best  hardly ever  became  his voice heard in audio statements. He survived a string of Israeli assassination attempts.

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