Israel army claims signs increasing that Hamas chief Deif killed
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP
The Israeli army claimed Friday there were mounting indications that a strike in Gaza killed Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.
“There are increasing signs that imply a successful elimination of (Mohammed) Deif,” Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a press conference.
Israel had already said the July 13 strike killed Rafa Salama, commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade.
A Hamas official said Deif, commander of the group’s military wing, is “well and directly overseeing” operations.
But Hagari claimed the two Hamas leaders “were sitting next to each other at the time of the strike”. He accused Hamas of “hiding what happened” to Deif.
“We will find out, confirm and reveal it,” Hagari said.
Video of the attack showed a grey mushroom cloud billowing over a busy street. The blast left behind a huge crater strewn with the wreckage of tents and a building blown to bits.
Israel claims that Deif and Salama were two of the “masterminds” of the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
Israel has killed at least 38,848 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, since October 7, according to data from the local health ministry.
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