<p>Cairo: Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, on Thursday confirmed the killing of its military leader Mohammed Deif and deputy military commander Marwan Issa in combat.</p><p>In August, the Israeli military announced it had killed Deif in an airstrike in Gaza's Khan Younis area.</p>.Israeli air strike kills two militants in West Bank, says Hamas .<p>Deif and Issa, who Israel also announced it killed in March, were believed to have masterminded Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.</p><p>Deif was an elusive figure who had a long and secretive career in the Palestinian group and had been sought by Israel for decades.</p><p>Al-Qassam Brigades also announced the death of other three senior members of its general military council, the group's spokesperson Abu Ubaida said in a recorded speech.</p>
<p>Cairo: Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, on Thursday confirmed the killing of its military leader Mohammed Deif and deputy military commander Marwan Issa in combat.</p><p>In August, the Israeli military announced it had killed Deif in an airstrike in Gaza's Khan Younis area.</p>.Israeli air strike kills two militants in West Bank, says Hamas .<p>Deif and Issa, who Israel also announced it killed in March, were believed to have masterminded Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.</p><p>Deif was an elusive figure who had a long and secretive career in the Palestinian group and had been sought by Israel for decades.</p><p>Al-Qassam Brigades also announced the death of other three senior members of its general military council, the group's spokesperson Abu Ubaida said in a recorded speech.</p>