A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on March 4, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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Israel’s military on Thursday said it killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in July.
“We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated,” the Israel Defense Forces posted on its official X account.
The military said it spent weeks trying to confirm whether Deif, the target of the strike in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, was killed in the blast, while Hamas denied his death. Hamas did not immediately comment on Thursday’s IDF announcement when contacted by CNBC.
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