Israeli military says Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in Gaza strike last month

The Israeli military says one of the reported masterminds of the October 7 attacks, Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif, was killed in a strike it carried out in southern Gaza last month.

According to the information , which cites CNN, confirmation of Deif’s death comes a day after Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran.

An Israeli military official told CNN they received new intelligence in recent hours that gave them the confidence to confirm Deif was killed, nearly three weeks after it carried out the strike in Khan Younis. The official declined to specify the nature of that intelligence.

A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had conducted a "precise, targeted strike” on a compound where Deif and another commander Rafe Salama were staying. The IDF announced Salama’s death last month.

In recent weeks Israeli officials said they had indications their strike was successful but were not able to confirm that he was killed until now.






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