Months after the Israel Defense Forces announced, Hamas has also confirmed the killing of its military leader Mohammed Deif in an Israeli attack. Hamas spokesman Abu Obeda, in a video statement, confirmed the death of military leader Mohamed Def and also confirmed the death of Ghazi Abu Tama, deputy commander of the military wing of Hamas, chief of combat support, Raad Thabet, commander of the military wing, Rafa Salameh, commander of the Khan Younis Brigade, Ayman Nopfal, commander of the Central Gaza Brigade, and Ahmed Ghandour, commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade. In August 2024 last year, Israel announced that Israel had killed Mohammed Def in an airstrike on July 13 in the Khan Younis area.
Military leader Mohammad Def was targeted
On July 13, military leader Mohamed Diff was targeted in an attack on the compound of Hamas' Khan Younis Brigade Commander Rafa Salameh in the Khan Younis region. Earlier, Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after receiving security assurances from the mediators of the ongoing ceasefire-hostage deal following chaotic scenes during the handing over of Israeli and Thai hostages in Khan Younis. The Israeli military confirmed the release of three Israelis, one man and two women, and five Thai nationals.
Statement of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, together with Defense Minister Israel Katz, has ordered that the release of the terrorists to be released today be postponed until the safe release of our hostages is ensured in the next stages. On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping more than 200 people.