Mohammed Deif is the head of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
He is credited for helping plan and carry out numerous Palestinian terrorist attacks since the 1990s, which has led to him being informally known as Israel's "most wanted man" for almost 30 years, and is confirmed to have survived multiple attempts by Israel to eliminate him. He has also been designated as a terrorist by both the United States and the European Union.
Currently, Deif is widely believed to have been instrumental in the planning and carrying out of the October 7 massacre, which started the Israel-Hamas war in 2023.
At present, Deif is believed to still be at large in the Gaza Strip.
IAF assassinated the Hamas captor of killed hostage Noa Marciano. After a 60-rocket barrage to in northern Israel, one reservist was seriously injured.
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While delivering the daily mail, he saw Mohammed Deif in the area, and then Israel carried out the assassination, after they told him to inform them as soon as he knew Deif's location.
Taking out Haniyeh while he was in Tehran was an unmistakable signal to disabuse Iran of the notion that it has immunity when it uses proxies to harm Israel.
If Rabbi Boteach does not want to rejoice at the demise of one of humankind’s evilest men, that is his prerogative, but the Jewish sources as they actually appear give the green light.
Hamas leadership in crisis after IDF kills top figures Deif and Haniyeh, leaving Sinwar under pressure in Gaza.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shared a post on X, formerly Twitter, depicting him marking an X on a photo of Hamas's military commander.
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