Mohammad Deif on a photograph shared by Israeli television on the 14th of May, 2000. Photo AFP
He was the one who, in a rare audio recording, claimed responsibility for the al-Aqsa Flood operation. The elusive Mohammad Deif, civilly named Masri, shadow leader since 2002 of the Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, had become Israel's number two target since the start of the war in Gaza. According to the Israeli military, he was killed on Saturday, July 13, during an attack on the al-Mawassi displaced persons camp, which claimed the lives of at least 90 people and injured more than 280, according to figures from the Gazan Ministry of Health. The news had lingered since that date, but the Israeli army was only able to confirm that the 58-year-old man, believed to be hiding in Gaza's underground tunnels but who was reportedly in an above-ground compound according to the Israeli army, was at least injured. Read...
He was the one who, in a rare audio recording, claimed responsibility for the al-Aqsa Flood operation. The elusive Mohammad Deif, civilly named Masri, shadow leader since 2002 of the Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, had become Israel's number two target since the start of the war in Gaza. According to the Israeli military, he was killed on Saturday, July 13, during an attack on the al-Mawassi displaced persons camp, which claimed the lives of at least 90 people and injured more than 280, according to figures from the Gazan Ministry of Health. The news had lingered since that date, but the Israeli army was only able to confirm that the 58-year-old man, believed to be hiding in Gaza's underground tunnels but who was reportedly in an above-ground compound according to the Israeli army, was at least injured. Read...
