agitation A senior official has said on Sunday that the general commander of the group’s military wing ‘Izzuddin Al-Qassam Brigade’ and Israel Muhammad al-Zaif of southern Gaza who launched ‘Operation Storm Al-Aqsa’ once morest Al-Mawasi camp But the Israelis are ‘okay’ despite the airstrike that happened last day.
A Hamas official told AFP on Sunday, without confirming his commander’s presence in the camp at the time of the Israeli attack: ‘Commander Mohammed al-Zaif is fine and is directly supervising the operations of Hamas’ military wing.’
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the death toll has reached more than 90, while hundreds of people were injured in the attack on al-Mawasi camp.
Israel bombed a camp for displaced people in southern Gaza on Saturday (July 13), according to an Al-Jazeera report. Reports According to the Israeli military, it claimed that it acted on ‘accurate intelligence’ to target an area where ‘two senior Hamas terrorists’ and other fighters were hiding among civilians.
Among the figures who were targeted were the commander of Hamas’s Khan Yunis Brigade, Rafa Salama, and the head of Hamas’s military wing, Muhammad al-Zaif.
According to Al Jazeera, speaking at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that he was “absolutely not sure” that Hamas officials were killed in the attack, but said that it was nevertheless It was beneficial to Israel.
On the other hand, Khalil al-Hiya, the deputy head of Hamas in Gaza, claimed that Netanyahu wanted to declare a “fake victory” and that claims of targeting Hamas leaders were false.
He told Al Jazeera Arabic: ‘Mohammed al-Zaif is now listening to you and making fun of your false and empty statements.’
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, since October 7, 2023 Israeli attacks So far, more than 38,000 Palestinians have lost their lives, while more than 88,000 are injured.
Who is Muhammad Al-Zaif?
Born in 1965 in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza, Muhammad al-Zaif joined the Palestinian group Hamas in 1990 and became its leader in 2002.
Muhammad al-Zaif was born Muhammad Diab Ibrahim al-Masri, but following surviving Israeli airstrikes, he adopted a nomadic lifestyle and later became known as Al-Zaif, which means ‘guest’ in Arabic.
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The Israelis also call him “The Ghost” because there are no recent photos of him and according to his companions, he does not stay in one place for more than one night. They are known to sometimes change places two or three times in a single night.
Despite being the Israeli military’s most wanted man since 1995 for plotting the killing of Israeli soldiers and civilians, Mohammed al-Zaif has escaped seven assassination attempts over the past two decades, making him Israel’s most wanted man in Palestine. A wanted man and a ‘cat with nine lives’, which means he has the ability to survive any kind of danger.
Muhammad Al-Zaif lost an eye in the first assassination attempt on himself, while he lost part of an arm in the second assassination attempt.
Mohammad al-Zaif’s wife, seven-month-old infant son and three-year-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2014.
An audio recording surfaced on October 7, 2023, announcing the launch of an operation once morest Israel called ‘Al-Aqsa Storm’, warning that Israel would pay a ‘heavy price’ if it did not give in to Hamas’ demands. Will have to.
The voice in the audio recording was that of Muhammad Al-Zaif, who said in his message: ‘We have decided that enough is enough. This is the day of the great battle that will end the last occupation of the earth.’
He also mentioned Pakistan in his message and urged the people of Pakistan to ‘stand up for the Palestinians and support Operation Storm Al-Aqsa.’
Hamas announced the end of the ceasefire talks
On the other hand, Hamas has also distanced itself from the negotiations with Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza.
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Israelis had committed “massacres” and their behavior in the negotiations
As a result, the group has withdrawn from negotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has told mediators Qatar and Egypt that he is ending negotiations on a ceasefire plan proposed by US President Joe Biden, according to a senior official.
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