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The terrorist who Gazans dubbed "the man with nine lives" has been taken out by the IDF. Mohammad Deif, the mastermind behind Hamas' terror tunnels and the massacre of Oct. 7th, has reportedly been targeted in a successful IDF strike in the Khan Younis area. Initial reports claim Deif was above ground, something previously considered to be rare, and was positively identified and confirmed not to be surrounded by hostages. He lived in a building in an open and forested area near civilian displacement tents. Others were killed in the strike. The IDF claims that they weighed the risks of...

Top IDF commander just confirmed that the chief Hamas terrorist Mohammad Deif was injured and paralyzed during Israel's strike on him two days ago.

The Israelis wanted to bring the co-author of the October 7 massacres to justice. They'd be just as happy if they brought justice to him instead. An IDF strike on a compound in southern Gaza targeted Mohammad Deif, the top commander of Hamas' 'military,' as well as one of his top deputies. Apparently, hot intel put both of them above ground, and the IDF wasted no time in taking action:Mohammad Deif, the leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, was targeted in an airstrike in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza, Israel's Army Radio reported on Saturday.A...

The IDF on Saturday afternoon confirmed that Israeli security forces attempted to eliminate Hamas leader Mohammed Deif and the Khan Yunis Brigade commander. "In a joint IDF and ISA activity based on precise intelligence, the IDF's Southern Command and the IAF carried out a strike in an area where two senior Hamas terrorists and additional terrorists hid among civilians," the IDF confirmed. "The location of the strike was an open area surrounded by trees, several buildings, and sheds." Earlier, the IDF had said that the strike was in a "defined terrorist area" and that it was "waiting for the results...

This is a big victory in Israel's war against Hamas. We're sure the American Left will be mourning, but apparently Muhammad Deif -- the Hamas chief of staff and second in command to Yahya Sinwar -- has been bombed back into the stone age: 🚨 Muhammad Deif eliminated #2 pic.twitter.com/wsF40J0PK2 — Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) July 13, 2024 The music made us chuckle, not gonna lie. Pieces be upon him and various rooftops https://t.co/Xuda9OG4LZ — Holz10: Ho Bot Whisperer (@HolzRevivified) July 13, 2024 THIS made us laugh out loud. Bravo @IDF Go Get "em https://t.co/TL1Sas1ssj — Onwume Okonkwor-Nwaubor (@nwaubor) July 13,...

Dr. Yuval Bitton saved Yahya Sinwar's life in 2004. Sinwar promised to repay the debt upon his release in 2011, only to plot the murder of Bitton's nephew and countless other Israelis 19 years later. Dr Yuval Bitton treated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a prison clinic in 2004, saving his life with a brain tumor diagnosis and facilitating an immediate transfer to the hospital. Some 19 years later, Bitton’s nephew was killed by terrorists on October 7 in an attack orchestrated by the now-Hamas leader, Bitton told CNN on Thursday. Bitton was employed as a dentist at Nafha Prison...

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Yahya Sinwar has been in direct contact with Hamas leaders in Qatar, saying civilian casualties are "necessary sacrifices." A Wall Street Journal report has revealed messages penned by Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, to various Hamas officials and hostage deal mediators. According to the report, referring to the war, Sinwar recently wrote to Hamas officials negotiating a hostage deal, “We have the Israelis right where we want them.” In a message to Hamas leaders in Qatar, Sinwar presented as an example the civilian casualties during the Algerian war, affirming such...

Gaza-based Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar believes that “[W]e have the Israelis right where we want them,” despite massive losses to the terror organization, because of growing international pressure on Israel to stop short of victory. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Sinwar, who is likely hiding in a tunnel in southern Gaza, possibly surrounded by Israeli hostages as human shields, is happy with how the war is going — civilian casualties and all. The Journal noted: For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel. Behind his decision, messages the Hamas military leader in...

American intelligence officials believe that Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza who is thought to be the group’s key decision-maker on any potential ceasefire deal, likely believes the group can survive Israel’s attempt to destroy it and feels confident it is well-positioned to approach negotiations from a place of strength, according to US officials familiar with recent assessments. The goal for Hamas is to survive, these sources say — that would be victory for the group. Sinwar likely believes Hamas can hold out while Israel’s global standing deteriorates as the war in Gaza, which has killed thousands...

What else do you remember from that day? Where were you? What did you talk about? I was with them, I walked around with them – they were on a high. Ketziot is an open-air facility. That particular wing is surrounded by a wall and there's netting above it but you see the sky. The prisoners who had arrived there to be freed hadn't seen the sky for 20 years. In the prisons they had come from, they'd spend the entire day in their cells, maybe going out for an hour or two. Suddenly they see the horizon. They're happy....

Already about 30 years ago: this is how Sinwar planned the invasion and the massacre. The untold story of Sinwar: the competition - who kills more Jews. In the United States, they may try to pressure Hamas even more through Egypt and Qatar, and are debating whether to order the government in Doha to expel Hamas representatives from the country if they fail to convince the organization's senior officials in the Gaza Strip to release the abductees. This is what veteran commentator David Ignatius reported today (Thursday) in the "Washington Post". "This is the real devil, the new Nazi," Kobi...

Israel will not be sending a negotiating team to Cairo, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel Sunday, after receiving an unsatisfactory response from Hamas on the latest framework for a hostage deal hammered out in Paris last weekend. The Gaza-based terror organization refused to address Jerusalem’s demand to provide a list of living hostages and to lock down how many Palestinian prisoners Israel must release for every hostage freed, added the official. Hamas’s position was conveyed to Israel through Qatar. According to Channel 12, the war cabinet and the professional echelon all agreed that there was no point...

Hamas’ top official in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was seen on camera running through the terror group’s underground network accompanied by his wife, children and brother, the IDF says. The newly released video shows the family traveling through a tunnel beneath Khan Younis on Oct. 10, with Sinwar’s brother, Ibrahim, leading the way with a flashlight in hand. The brother could be seen looking back at the family as he continues to walk down the narrow tunnel, with Sinwar’s wife following after him along with a little girl and two young boys. Sinwar, the man believed to have been the mastermind...

A satirical sketch created by "Eretz Nehederet". "Eretz Nehederet" ("A Wonderful Country) is a satirical television show by the Israeli Broadcaster Keshet.

IDF troops have twice managed to reach tunnels in Gaza in recent days where they believe Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was hiding just before they arrived, Hebrew media outlets reported Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources, Channel 13 reported that the IDF has primarily focused its activities in and around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis in order to achieve its goal of assassinating Sinwar. The intelligence information gathered by the IDF while moving in on the Hamas leader has indicated that he is on the move rather than remaining in any one place for an extended period. The report said...

The security establishment is bracing for imminent military achievements against Hamas, which are expected to weaken the grip of both Sinwar and Mohammed Deif on their ground forces. A senior security official, in a confidential briefing, shared insights on the escalated efforts to locate Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas. The official revealed, "There is a significant intelligence effort underway to track down Sinwar," emphasizing his misjudgment of the IDF's strength and his shock at recent military actions in Shifa. Security forces are now focusing on the southern Gaza Strip, with an expectation that operations in areas like Khan Yunis...

Israeli comedians have mocked the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) once again for its pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel bias in a sketch with a satirical interview of Gaza-based Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar. Last month, the comedy show, Eretz Nehederet (“wonderful land”) mocked the BBC for its sensational reporting of “fake news” about an alleged Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian hospital. An errant rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists had caused the blast. On Tuesday night, the comedians were back for more. The interview sees a BBC anchor describing the October 7 terror attack as an incident in which Hamas “peacefully invaded” Israel. Sinwar...

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar׳s exclusive interview on BBC Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar׳s exclusive interview on BBCIsrael’s longest-running political satire program, Eretz Nehederet, has tackled issues regarding the war with what the director calls an "old Jewish secret: laughing in the face of death." Israeli political satire show Eretz Nehederet, meaning "wonderful country," satirized the BBC and Western media coverage of Israel’s Operation Swords of Iron on Tuesday in a skit featuring a sympathetic mock “interview” with Yahya Sinwar – Hamas’s lead man in Gaza. The interview begins with the actress portraying the BBC anchor announcing an exclusive interview with Sinwar...

Noah Pollak @NoahPollak: More: Here is Hassan Eslaiah, an @AP and @CNN contributor, taking a selfie while being kissed by Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza and architect of the 10/7 slaughter. Quote Noah Pollak @NoahPollak: 22h 🚨🚨🚨🚨 Important expose by @honestreporting: Photographers working for AP, CNN, NYT, and Reuters were EMBEDDED with Hamas on 10/7 and accompanied the terrorist group into Israel. They knew the attack was coming, and participated in it.*

The 30th day of the war: at least one wounded by anti-tank fire on a vehicle near the Lebanese border Netanyahu: "Sinwar doesn't care about his people and is behaving like a little Hitler in a bunker" • The IDF spokesman revealed: Hamas launched rockets only 75 meters away from a hospital in Gaza • The IDF located dozens of guns, explosive drones and ammunition in the Gaza Strip • Iron Dome intercepted a Tab in the territory of Lebanon • Publication was allowed: the Nahal patrol fighter, Yonatan Maimon, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip •...