The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas has suffered a major blow amid the ceasefire in Gaza. The death of Hamas commander Marwan Issa has been confirmed in an Israeli attack. Marwan's death occurred in an Israeli airstrike shortly before the ceasefire was implemented in Gaza.

Hamas confirmed on Thursday the death of Mohammed Deif, the head of its military wing, six months after Israel announced he was killed. This is the first statement Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades,

Hamas has confirmed that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip last year. Israel's military said in August that it had killed Deif the previous month, but Hamas had not confirmed this until now.

Deif was targeted in a strike at Hamas' Khan Younis Brigade commander Rafa'a Salameh's compound in Khan Younis area on July 13

Hamas confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, head of its military wing, six months after Israel announced he was killed. It was the first statement Hamas has released on Deif’s condition since the Israeli military announced last August that he was killed in an airstrike in southern Gaza the month before.

Hamas' military wing has confirmed the assassination of Chief of Staff Mohammed Deif, months after Israel said it killed him in Gaza during a summer airstrike.

Deif, had been among Hamas' most prominent figures, and was sought by Israel for years and attempted to kill him on many occasions.

Hamas confirmed the death of its military leader Mohammed Deif and several top commanders in an Israeli airstrike. The attack occurred on July 13 in Khan Younis. Israel's military released intelligence verifying Deif's death.

Mohammed Deif was one of the alleged masterminds of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. This is the third round of