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Hamas admitted the death of Mohammed Deif to the Arab newspaper
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Hamas admitted the death of Mohammed Deif to the Arab newspaper

Hamas sources admit he was killed Muhammad DeifThe former head of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the terrorist group’s military wing, months after Israel confirmed its elimination, Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported on Friday.

The report from the Arab source stated that “the leadership of the terrorist organization inside and outside the Gaza Strip has received new indications confirming the assassination of Deif.”

In July this year, the IDF announced that they had eliminated Deif in an attack on the nearby Al-Mawasi district. Khan YounisHowever, Hamas denied that he was killed.

Sources told Asharq al-Awsat that officials surrounding Deif confirmed that communication with Deif had been cut off since the Israeli operation targeting Deif, after communication between them and the Hamas leadership was restored.

Sources said authorities around Deif delivered a written message confirming that communication with Deif had been lost, and half of a man’s body was found at the target’s location a few days after the July 13 attack. the allegations were likely to be Deif.

Documentation of the attack on Khan Younis and the assassination attempt on Muhammad Deif (source: Arab networks)

His body was supposedly kept for hours and samples were taken from him before he was allowed to be buried in one of the cemeteries in Khan Younis. Asharq al-Awsat.

The samples confirmed to those responsible for Deif’s security that half of the body was his, Hamas sources told the Arab news outlet. Still, suspicions arose among some people close to him and his family that he had actually been assassinated.

However, the report stated that due to his long absence and the loss of communication with him, Al Qassam Brigade leaders were certain that he was actually killed.

Hamas sources revealed Asharq al-Awsat It was stated that the delay in announcing the confirmation of Deif’s death to other leaders of Hamas was due to the difficulty of communication between them during the current war.

Hamas investigated suspects who allegedly leaked Deif’s location to Israel

Sources added that two people referred to in the report as “mail messengers” were also being investigated by Hamas.


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The first person, a resident of Rafah, transmitted messages between the two countries. Al Qassam Brigades He is under suspicion of collaborating with Israel and leaking Deif’s location to Israel.

He was reportedly accompanied by the second suspect, who was responsible for delivering a direct message to Rafa Salama, head of the Khan Younis branch of the Al Qassam Brigades, who was killed along with Deif in July.

Hours after the July attack in which both died, sources confirmed Salama’s death. Asharq al-AwsatHe noted that he was buried in a cemetery in the city by some of his relatives and Hamas terrorists.