Palestinians examine the scene after an Israeli raid on the tents of displaced folks within the Al-Mawasi space of Khan Yunis within the southern Gaza, on July 3, 2024. Gaza’s well being ministry stated not less than 71 Palestinians had been killed within the Israeli assault in Khan Younis, 289 others had been injured. Israeli navy confirmed it focused Hamas navy chief, Mohammed Deif, in Saturday’s assault in Gaza. File Photograph by Haitham Imad/EPA-EFE
Jan. 30 (UPI) — Hamas’ navy wing has confirmed the assassination of Chief of Employees Mohammed Deif, months after Israel stated it killed him in Gaza throughout a summer time airstrike.
Abu Obaida, spokesman for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, made the announcement on Telegram on Thursday. He additionally confirmed the deaths of a number of different navy leaders, together with Rafe Salama, commander of Hamas’ Khan Younis Brigade.
Deif is claimed to be accountable planning Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, assault on Israel, which killed 1,200 Israelis and ignited the 15-month battle that killed tens of 1000’s of Palestinians within the Gaza enclave. The combating stopped earlier this month after a fragile cease-fire was brokered between the Iran-proxy militia and the Center Jap nation.
The Israeli navy stated Deif, Salama and different Hamas militants had been killed July 13 in a joint Israel Protection Forces-Shin Guess operation. The airstrike hit al-Mawasi, an outskirt of Khan Yunis. The Palestinian ministry of well being on the time stated greater than 70 Palestinians had been killed and 300 injured within the assault.
The IDF stated it had focused a compound in al-Mawasi the place, based on navy intelligence, Deif and Salama had been hiding.
צה”ל ושב”כ מודיעים כי בפעילות משותפת של צה״ל ושב״כ, בתאריך ה-13 ביולי 2024 מטוסי קרב תקפו במרחב ח’אן יונס וכעת, לאחר בדיקה מודיעינית, ניתן לאשר כי בתקיפה חוסל מחמד דף, מפקד הזרוע הצבאית ומספר שתיים בארגון הטרור חמאס בעזה, אשר תכנן והוציא לפועל את הטבח הרצחני בשבעה באוקטובר…. pic.twitter.com/jQrA3i44wD— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי – Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) August 1, 2024
Deif labored intently with Hamas’ navy chief Yahya Sinwar — who was killed by Israel in October — and was needed for many years in Israel.
Hamas spokesman Obaida didn’t point out when, the place or how Deif was killed however said he had survived “not less than seven earlier makes an attempt on his life by Israel.”
In November, the Worldwide Felony Courtroom issued arrest warrants for Deif, in addition to for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant.
The court docket accused Deif of committing battle crimes in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, assault, by which 251 Israelis had been additionally kidnapped and brought again into Gaza.
The Israeli leaders had been accused of directing navy assaults in opposition to civilians in Gaza, utilizing hunger as a weapon of battle and committing crimes in opposition to humanity throughout the battle.
In line with the European Council on International Relations, Deif was born in Khan Younis in 1965 and have become head of Hamas’ armed wing in July 2002.
He was severely injured in two of Israel’s assassination makes an attempt. Through the battle of 2014, an try on his life killed his spouse and two of his kids, the Europe-based suppose tank stated.
“In a world the place you could be something, Mohammed Deif selected to be a mastermind of terrorism,” the IDF stated on X after saying affirmation that it had killed the Hamas chief in late July.