JERUSALEM — 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.
JERUSALEM — The Israel i 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 Israel i strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas ' top political leader. Israel believes that Deif, the head of Hamas ' military, and Yahya Sinwar, the top Hamas leader in Gaza , were the chief architects of the Oct.
And Iran has vowed vengeance for the strike on its soil, raising fears of an all-out regional war.Israel targeted Deif in a July 13 strike that hit a compound on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The military said at the time that another Hamas commander, Rafa Salama, was killed. More than 90 other people, including displaced civilians in nearby tents, were killed in the strike, Gaza health officials said at the time.
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