Israel Says It’s Confirmed Hamas Number Two Deif Was Killed
- Announcement comes day after killing of Hamas political leader
- Killings may frustrate efforts to broker truce in 10-month war
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Israel said it had confirmed that Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ military chief, was killed in a strike in Gaza last month, an announcement that came a day after the group’s political head Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran.
The military had previously said it was all but certain Deif had died in its July 13 attack in the southern city of Khan Younis. Hamas said at the time that the strike killed about 100 people, but denied Deif was among them. It hasn’t reacted to the latest announcement.