Israel Has Nearly Wiped Out Hamas' Military Leadership

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In the nearly ten months since Israel declared war on Palestinian militant group Hamas, Israel's military has said it has killed a string of the organization's most senior figures, including its military chief.

Israel said at the time of the strike that it had killed Rafa' al-Salameh, the commander of Hamas' Khan Yunis Brigade.

The deputy commander of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Marwan Issa, died in an air strike in March, while the founding commander of Hamas' military wing, Saleh al-Arouri, died in an explosion in Lebanon in January.

On Thursday, the Israeli military said Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas' military wing—also known as the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades—had been killed in a "precise, targeted strike".

Israel Has Nearly Wiped Out Hamas' Military Leadership - Newsweek

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A Hamas operative reportedly confessed to having tipped off Israeli security forces on the location of the terror group’s military wing chief Muhammad Deif in what led the IDF to launch a strike that assassinated the top official moments later.

Citing a “responsible security source in Hamas,” the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news outlet said Monday that the Hamas informant was responsible for passing along written messages from the head of the group’s Rafah Brigade Muhammad Shabana to other senior Hamas members.

The informant linked to Deif’s assassination was subsequently caught and was being interrogated by Hamas, the Al Arabiya report indicated.

Report: Israel assassinated Deif after being tipped off by Hamas courier | The Times of Israel

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I can't imagine the Israeli forces having anything that would be enough to cause a Palestinian to risk their life against an organization as brutal as Hamas.  The article didn't mention the fate of the informant.  I guess the Al Arabiya readers were assumed to understand he was tortured then executed.

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11 hours ago, and-then said:

I can't imagine the Israeli forces having anything that would be enough to cause a Palestinian to risk their life against an organization as brutal as Hamas.  The article didn't mention the fate of the informant.  I guess the Al Arabiya readers were assumed to understand he was tortured then executed.

There is little doubt he was tortured and executed once they got the information they needed!