The Israel Protection Forces stated Thursday that Mohammed Deif, a high Hamas army chief, was killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in July. The information of Deif’s demise got here as 1000’s gathered in Iran for the funeral for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated Wednesday. Hamas and Iran each blamed Israel and vowed revenge, although Israel has declined to touch upon the operation. On the funeral for senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, the militant group’s chief, Hasan Nasrallah, warned of a “new stage” within the battle. Secretary of State Antony Blinken known as on “all events” to cease taking escalatory actions, for worry of the battle spilling over right into a region-wide battle.
