Khan Younis compound, Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardment. Hamas-run Gaza health authorities report more than 90 casualties. The Israeli military will state on August 1st, after intelligence checks, that it can confirm that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in the July 13th attack. Israel claims that Deif was one of the figures responsible for planning the October 7, 2023, attacks in southern Israel, in which over 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. Deif is widely considered the second-ranking Hamas official in Gaza, behind Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader in the territory.
