Hamas confirms death of military chief Deif

Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, has been killed.

Israel’s military said it had killed Deif in July last year, but Hamas had not confirmed this until now.

Israel says Deif was one of the figures responsible for planning the 7 October attacks in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.

Deif was widely seen as the second-ranking Hamas official in Gaza, behind Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader in the territory, who was also killed by Israeli forces last year.

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