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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Thursday that it had killed Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif in an airstrike in July that also killed his deputy, Rafah Salameh. Deif had survived seven previous assassination attempts, and Hamas did not immediately acknowledge his death. But there were growing signs in recent weeks that he had, in fact, been killed. The IDF released previously unseen footage of the airstrike on Thursday: צה”ל ושב”כ מודיעים כי בפעילות משותפת של צה״ל ושב״כ, בתאריך ה-13 ביולי 2024 מטוסי קרב תקפו במרחב ח’אן יונס וכעת, לאחר בדיקה מודיעינית, ניתן לאשר כי בתקיפה חוסל מחמד דף, מפקד...

This follows the deaths of a top Hezbollah commander on Tuesday and assassination of a top Hamas leader Wednesday The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched a strike in Gaza on July 13 while targeting two top Hamas leaders. Deif, who the IDF said was the mastermind behind the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, was one of the targets. "Mohammed Deif, the top military commander of Hamas, was the target of an Israeli strike today in al-Mawasi," two Israeli sources told Fox News Digital after the attack. There was no confirmation of Deif’s death until Thursday.