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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli subject said Thursday that it has confirmed that the caput of Hamas' subject wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed successful an airstrike successful Gaza successful July.
Israel targeted Deif successful a July 13 onslaught that deed a compound connected the outskirts of the confederate Gaza metropolis of Khan Younis, but the subject said for weeks it was moving to find if helium died successful the blast. Hamas has denied helium was killed. More than 90 different people, including displaced civilians successful adjacent tents, were killed successful the strike, Gaza wellness officials said astatine the time.
In a connection Thursday, the Israeli subject said that “following an quality assessment, it tin beryllium confirmed that Mohammed Deif was eliminated successful the strike.”
There was nary contiguous remark from Hamas.
The Israeli confirmation came a time aft an evident Israeli airstrike successful Tehran killed Hamas' apical governmental leader, Ismail Haniyeh. Israel has not confirmed oregon denied being down the attack, but Iran has vowed retaliation. Along with Deif and Haniyeh, Israel has vowed to destruct Hamas' apical person successful Gaza, Yehya Sinwar, but helium has truthful acold remained elusive.
Israel says Sinwar and Deif were the masterminds of the Oct. 7 onslaught successful which Hamas-led militants rampaged successful confederate Israeli communities, sidesplitting astir 1,200 radical and taking immoderate 250 others hostage.
Deif was 1 of the founders of Hamas’ subject wing, the Qassam Brigades, successful the 1990s and pb the portion for decades. Under his command, it carried retired dozens of termination bombings against Israelis connected buses and astatine cafes and built up a formidable arsenal of rockets that could onslaught heavy into Israel and often did.
