The Israeli army announced that it is “expanding operations in the Khan Younis area” in the southern Gaza Strip. The Times of Israel reports this. The IDF reported an incident in which soldiers from the Parachute Brigade spotted a Hamas operative exiting a tunnel with an RPG and, in response, threw grenades at him and into the tunnel. The army adds that the paratroopers also spotted armed Hamas men inside a building and fired at them. Meanwhile, the Israeli television channel Channel 12 shared a probably recent photo of Mohammed Deif, commander of the al-Qassam brigades. The last shot was in 2001, when he was released from a Palestinian National Authority prison.
Little continues to filter through about Mohammed Deif. According to what has been stated by the Jewish media, however, it appears that the man is missing an eye and is limping. It also appears that the photograph was obtained by the Tel Aviv defense forces during their offensive in the Strip, but the moment it was taken was not specified, nor was it possible to verify its authenticity. The so-called “ghost of Gaza” is one of Israel’s main targets. Over the years, they tried to kill him seven times.
Source: IL Tempo
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