{"id":2317304,"date":"2024-08-01T06:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-confirmed-it-killed-hamas-top-military-leader-during-airstrike-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T06:42:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:42:01","slug":"israeli-forces-confirmed-it-killed-hamas-top-military-leader-during-airstrike-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-confirmed-it-killed-hamas-top-military-leader-during-airstrike-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli forces confirmed it killed Hamas top military leader during airstrike &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-forces-confirmed-it-killed-hamas-top-military-leader-during-airstrike-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli forces have confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, a key\u2063 military leader of Hamas, during an\u2062 airstrike in Gaza on July 13, 2024. The Israel\u2063 Defense Forces (IDF) announced this information on August 1, 2024, \u2064via a post on social media, stating, &#8220;We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated.&#8221; Deif, considered one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fidel-is-alive-cuba-marks-5-years-since-castro-death-with-mandatory-mourning\/\" title=\"&#039;Fidel Is Alive&#039;: Cuba Marks 5 Years Since Castro Death with Mandatory Mourning\">highest-ranking members<\/a> of Hamas and a\u200c significant architect behind the October 7 attack on Israel, was killed in a targeted operation near Khan Yunis following intelligence assessments. \u2062The \u2063IDF&#8217;s statement emphasized the military&#8217;s intent to strike\u2062 at significant terrorist\u200b leadership within the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israeli forces confirmed it killed Hamas top military leader during airstrike<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Mohammed Deif, Hamas&rsquo;s military commander and who is believed to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-chief-ismail-haniyeh-killed-in-iran-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran - Washington Examiner\">terrorist organization&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s No. 2 in command, was confirmed by Israel on Thursday morning to be killed during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The military operation that killed Deif happened on July 13.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces announced its findings with a post on X early Thursday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/1818926099432161437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated,&rdquo; read the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/1818926099432161437\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> from the IDF.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s military also released a statement regarding the revelations in its findings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) announces that on July 13th, 2024, IDF fighter jets struck in the area of Khan Yunis, and following an intelligence assessment, it can be confirmed that Mohammed Deif was eliminated in the strike,&rdquo; read the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/death-hamas-military-leader-deif-july-confirmed-israel-says-2024-08-01\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deif was credited with being one of the architects behind the bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Reuters reported. He was one of the founders of the Qassam Brigades, the military unit of Hamas, which orchestrated many attacks on Israel, including numerous suicide bombings on Israeli &ldquo;buses and at cafes,&rdquo; the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-gaza-war-mohammed-deif-9524d7d5c8f7321f4d8c931fde664556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The confirmed death of Deif comes a day after it was announced that Hamas&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/30-years-later-remembering-crown-heights\/\" title=\"30 Years Later: Remembering Crown Heights\">top political leader<\/a>, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Iran on Wednesday. The terrorist organization blamed Israel for his death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas mourns the sons of our great Palestinian people, the Arab and Islamic nation, and all the free people of the world: the brother leader, martyr, Mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, head of the movement, who was killed as a result of a Zionist raid,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3105435\/hamas-chief-ismail-haniyeh-killed-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamas announced<\/a>. &ldquo;He left his residence in Tehran, after participating in the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president. We belong to God, and to Him we shall return, and indeed, it is a jihad, victory, or martyrdom of the Islamic Resistance Movement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel for Haniyeh&rsquo;s death. Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of dire consequences.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our house and made us bereaved,&rdquo; Khamenei said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/7\/31\/irans-khamenei-vows-harsh-punishment-for-israel-after-haniyeh-killing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. He added that Israel &ldquo;also prepared the ground for a harsh punishment for itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli forces have confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, Hamas&#8217;s military commander and considered the group&#8217;s second-in-command, during an airstrike in Gaza. This operation took place on July 13, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced their findings in a post on X early Thursday morning. The IDF stated, &#8220;We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated.&#8221; They further explained that IDF fighter jets targeted Khan Yunis based on intelligence assessments that led to Deif&#8217;s confirmation of death.<\/p>\n<p>Deif was recognized as one of the key figures behind the violent attack on Israel on October 7. He co-founded the Qassam Brigades, Hamas&#8217;s military wing, which has been responsible for numerous attacks against Israel, including suicide bombings targeting buses and cafes.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement follows news of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas\u2019s top political leader, being assassinated in Iran a day earlier. Hamas attributed his death to Israeli actions. In their statement mourning Haniyeh\u2019s loss, they referred to him as a martyr and expressed their commitment to resistance against Israel. Iran has vowed retaliation for Haniyeh\u2019s assassination; Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Israel would face severe consequences for its actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2317305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP432381844762-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3942,36846,32678,36847,32076],"class_list":["post-2317304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-airstrike","tag-hamas-leader","tag-israeli-forces","tag-military-operation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP432381844762-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}