The IDF has claimed a strike last month killed a senior Hamas leader in Gaza, a day after the killing of the group's political chief in Iran. Its supreme leader has vowed revenge on Israel over the killing - though Israel has said it will not comment on the death.
Israel's military has said it has confirmed the death of Hamas's military leader, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in Gaza two weeks ago.On 13 July, IDF fighter jets struck in Khan Younis and after an 'intelligence assessment, it can be confirmed that Mohammed Deif was eliminated in the strike', it said.The Israel Defence Forces said last month it thought it had killed him in the strike.Here's the report we wrote then...
He helped engineer the network of underground tunnels that run under Gaza and into Israel, allowing Hamas fighters to access the territory.Deif spent several years in prison, having been accused of planning bombings, kidnappings, and mass killings.He escaped in 2000 during the second Palestinian uprising and has been almost untraceable ever since, with only three known photos of him.Israel tried to assassinate him in 2002, which resulted in him losing an eye.
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