On Thursday, Hamas leader Osama Hamdan denied that the head of the military wing of the movement, Mohammed Deif, had been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, despite Israeli assertions. Osama Hamdan stated that the commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif, is alive, according to the Associated Press.
Hamdan accused Israel of intensifying its attacks on Hamas leaders after the movement agreed in principle to the recent ceasefire proposal. "The man with nine lives" - who is Mohammed Deif? It is noted that Mohammed Deif has survived seven failed assassination attempts, earning him the titles "Mr. Camouflage" and "the man with nine lives."
Israel had attempted to assassinate Mohammed Deif in an attack targeting the al-Hawl refugee camp in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip over two weeks ago. An Israeli newspaper revealed new details on Wednesday regarding the assassination attempt on Mohammed Deif. "The Jewish Chronicle," based in London, reported that Israeli soldiers disguised as beggars and vegetable sellers were key to the operation that attempted to assassinate Mohammed Deif.
On another note, Osama Hamdan acknowledged the existence of "some difficulties" and delays in communication with the Hamas political bureau chief, Yahya Sinwar, while indicating that these difficulties "do not pose a significant barrier to negotiations."
