Srinagar, August 01: Israel military on Thursday claimed to have killed Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif in an airstrike on July 13.
Israel’s military has said that it has intelligence confirmation that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed in a July 13 air strike targeting him.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has hailed his alleged killing as “a significant milestone in the process of dismantling Hamas as a military and governing authority in Gaza”.
Gallant branded him as “the Osama Bin Laden of Gaza”.
He said that killing of Deif “reflects the fact that Hamas is disintegrating”.
“Hamas terrorists may either surrender or they will be eliminated. Israel’s defense establishment will pursue Hamas terrorists – both the planners and the perpetrators of the 07.10 massacre. We will not rest until this mission is accomplished,” he said on X.
This comes a day after Israel killed Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in an airstrike in Tehran where he had visited to take part in the inauguration of Iranian president.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayotallah Khamenei has ordered a strike on Israel to avenge the killing of Haniyeh.