The terrorist who Gazans dubbed “the man with nine lives” has been taken out by the IDF. Mohammad Deif, the mastermind behind Hamas’ terror tunnels and the massacre of Oct. 7th, has reportedly been targeted in a successful IDF strike in the Khan Younis area.
Initial reports claim Deif was above ground, something previously considered to be rare, and was positively identified and confirmed not to be surrounded by hostages. He lived in a building in an open and forested area near civilian displacement tents. Others were killed in the strike. The IDF claims that they weighed the risks of causing other casualties, and afterward, they believe that the other deaths consisted of mainly his security detail.
Hamas has yet to confirm the death of the senior official and of course, claim that all the “martyrs” were innocent civilians. The IDF said “dozens”, and Hamas says “hundreds”…
