Beirut – Hamas has admitted for the first time that the organization’s chief Mohammed Deif has been killed. According to the media, Deif, who is called the Laden of Gaza, has been killed. Israel had confirmed the killing of Mohammed Deif months ago. Quoting an Arabic source, the report said that the group’s leadership inside and outside the Gaza Strip has received new indications confirming Deif’s killing. The Israeli army announced in July this year that they had killed Deif in an attack in the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis, but Hamas denied that he was killed. Now Hamas sources told local media that officials around Deif have confirmed that contact with Deif was lost since he was targeted in the Israeli operation.
Sources said that officials around Deif gave a written message confirming that contact with him was lost. It was also reported that a half-dead body of a man was found at the target site a few days after the attack on him on July 13. It is claimed that he could be Mohammed Deif. The alleged body was kept for several hours. Hamas sources said that based on the samples, those responsible for Deif’s security confirmed that the half-dead body was his.
Hamas had investigated two suspects who allegedly leaked Deif’s location to Israel. Sources said Hamas also investigated two people.
The report described them as mail messengers. The first suspect is a resident of Rafah, who used to transmit messages between the leaders of the Al-Qassim Brigades. He was reportedly accompanied by a second suspect who used to transmit messages directly to Rafa Salama, the head of Al-Qassim’s Khan Younis branch.
