Israeli military spokesperson Avichai Adraee revealed on Sunday that there are increasing indications of the success of the operation to eliminate Muhammad al-Daif, the head of Hamas' military wing. He noted that the group "deliberately hides al-Daif's fate to avoid affecting the morale of its members."
Adraee explained to Sky News, when asked about the source of these indications and confirmations, stating: "I say clearly, because Israel relied on precise intelligence for this complex and qualitative operation." He added, "When Israel dropped this amount of munitions, rockets, and shells in the area where we confirmed the presence of Khan Younis Brigade commander Rafiq Salama along with Muhammad al-Daif, we were a hundred percent sure of Rafiq Salama's death in this raid."
Adraee continued, "Therefore, the indications increase that Muhammad al-Daif may also have been killed, but we need more confirmations, and we will obtain them. It is clear that Hamas wants to hide al-Daif's fate because it doesn't want that to affect the morale of its members and leaders."
Confirmation of the Success of al-Daif's Assassination Attempt and Official Announcement Soon
Israeli Channel 14 reported on Sunday that confirmations have been received that the assassination attempt on Hamas’ military wing leader, Muhammad al-Daif, was successful, noting that an official announcement will be made soon.
The reports indicate that al-Daif was indeed killed in the Israeli attack that targeted the al-Hawl camp in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in Gaza about two weeks ago. Israel had carried out an assassination attempt on Muhammad al-Daif and another official, Rafiq Salama.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew previously stated that there are signs indicating Muhammad’s death. In a press conference for the Jewish community in the United States, he said, "There are still many questions about the results of the attack on Muhammad al-Daif. I cannot confirm whether it was successful or not, but there are indications that they achieved that," according to the Israeli newspaper "Jerusalem Post."
