Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip last year

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9p33xd2go

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  1. I did not realize the man was an inventor

    “Deif was known to have helped engineer the construction of tunnels that have allowed Hamas fighters to enter Israel from Gaza. He was also credited with designing Hamas’s signature weapon, the Qassam rocket.”

  2. Hamas seems like a great place to work at, with many opportunities for promotions!

    In all seriouness, is any of its high command from before October 7 2023 still alive?

  3. Reminder that Hamas until now denied he was killed and said Israel falsely claimed he was in a humanitarian zone to bomb it, while in reality hamas members knowingly risked Palestinian lives by hiding amongst civilians.

  4. Wasn’t this the guy who was taking out by an IAF airstrike near a humanitarian zone? I can’t find much details online since all the articles coming up are exactly this news. Does anyone know?

  5. If anyone is wondering why Hamas took so long to confirm, here’s a refresher https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-palestinians-killed-or-wounded-israeli-attack-khan-younis-hamas-says-2024-07-13/

    > CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a **designated humanitarian zone** in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave’s health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif…

    Emphasis added by me btw

    > The Gaza health ministry said at least **91 Palestinians were killed** in the strike and 300 injured, the deadliest toll in weeks in the conflict-shattered enclave.

    > Al-Mawasi is a designated humanitarian area that the Israeli army has repeatedly urged Palestinians to head to after issuing evacuation orders from other areas.

    > Reuters footage showed ambulances racing towards the area amidst clouds of smoke and dust. Displaced people, including **women and children**, were fleeing in panic, some holding belongings in their hands.

  6. Yes, this was the guy that was offed near a “humanitarian zone” by an IAF Airstrike. Israel and the IDF clearly stated that they had intelligence that he was there and that it was well known that Hamas operates within civilians and humanitarian zones, which Hamas and PIJ vehemently denied. Sad that after all the finger pointing, IDF was indeed right. Hamas has gotta go already 😭

  7. Anyone saying that Hamas is going to recover quickly from this war just isn’t living in reality. Seemingly all of the commanders and probably all of the masterminds behind Hamas attacks throughout the last few decades are now all dead. There’s a big gap at the top of Hamas that will undoubtedly be filled but with men with a lot less planning and strategic experience. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hamas reverts back to simpler tactics for a long while just because no one at the top is skilled with anything complex anymore. The war may not have eradicated Hamas, which was Israel’s goal all along, but it certainly weakened them in every way.

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