Hamas military leader Mohammad Deif, one of the architects of Oct. 7 attack, confirmed killed by Israel
Israel's military that it had confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas’ military wing, a day after its political leader was assassinated in Iran.
Israel's military on Thursday confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas' military wing — the third high-profile Hamas or Iran-linked figure it says it has killed in recent weeks.
As head of the Qassam Brigades, Deif was believed to have been one of the masterminds of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on southern Israel, which triggered the war in the Gaza Strip, now in its 300th day.
The announcement came as the funeral was held for Hamas’ political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, a day after he was killed in Iran.
As fears of an all-out war in the Middle East deepen, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said what it called an “intelligence assessment” had confirmed that Deif had been killed when fighter jets struck an area in the city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on July 13.
“Other terrorists were eliminated” alongside Deif, the statement added.
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