Israel Confirms It Killed Hamas Military Commander in July as Regional Tensions Reach Boiling Point
Israel says it has confirmed Hamas’s top military commander, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza on July 13 that killed some 100 people. Hamas has not responded to the claim. This comes amid rapidly rising regional tensions following the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a targeted Israeli strike in Tehran overnight Wednesday. That strike took place just hours after Israel bombed a Beirut suburb, killing a top Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday Fuad Shukr had died in that attack.
