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{{Campaignbox Israel–Hamas war}}
On 13 July 2024, Israel [[July 2024 Al-Mawasi airstrikes|air struck Al-Mawasi area]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], allegedly achieving its goal of assassinating the military commander of [[Hamas]], [[Mohammed Deif]].
Deif has been the [[Israeli security forces|Israeli military]]'s 'most wanted' man since 1995 for [[Palestinian political violence|killing Israeli soldiers and civilians]] and was the mastermind of the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel]], which was the largest [[Terrorism|terrorist attack]] in Israel's history and resulted in the outbreak of the [[Israel–Hamas war]]. Israel struck the Khan Yunis that morning, to an unknown outcome. Israel claimed Deif had been killed, but Hamas denied this.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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== Background ==
{{See also|2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Israel–Hamas war|Mohammad Deif|Terrorism}}
[[Mohammed Deif]] is the leader of the [[Al-Qassam Brigades]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is the Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-military-chief-deif-has-long-been-target-israel-2024-07-13/}}</ref> the military wing of Hamas. He was one of the main orchestrators of the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|October 7 attacks]], in which 695 civilians were killed.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nakhoul |first1=Samia |last2=Bassam |first2=Laila |date=13 July 2024 |title=Who is the Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-military-chief-deif-has-long-been-target-israel-2024-07-13/ |work=[[Reuters]] |location=Dubai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Confino |first=Jotam |date=2024-07-13 |title=Israel targets Hamas Oct 7 mastermind 'The Guest' in air strike |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/13/israel-targets-hamas-leader-in-air-strike/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 March 2024 |title=38 children were killed, 20 orphaned on Oct. 7: 'The state did not pass the test of protecting them' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/38-children-were-killed-20-orphaned-on-oct-7-the-state-did-not-pass-the-test-of-protecting-them/ |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=The Times of Israel}}</ref> The Al-Mawasi attack took place in the wider context of the [[Israel-Hamas War]]. Deif has been on top of Israel's 'most wanted list' since 1995, and was behind a series of suicide bombings in 1996 that were intended to derail the peace process.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Diamond |first1=Sophie Tanno, Jeremy |title=At least 90 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/13/middleeast/mawasi-deif-israel-hamas-gaza-intl/index.html |work=CNN |date=13 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Deif's survival from seven Israeli assassination attempts has earned him the nickname 'the cat with nine lives' among his Israeli adversaries. In the 2014 attempt, Israel killed Deif’s brother, his nephew, his niece, his wife, his 3-year-old daughter, and his 7-month-old son.<ref>{{Cite web |website=ABP News Bureau |date=2023-10-13 |title=Israel-Gaza War: Who Is Mohammed Deif? The 'Shadowy' Hamas Leader Behind Israel Attack |url=https://news.abplive.com/explainers/israel-gaza-war-who-is-mohammed-deif-shadowy-hamas-militant-leader-behind-israel-attack-1635402 |access-date=2023-11-07 |language=en |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107213539/https://news.abplive.com/explainers/israel-gaza-war-who-is-mohammed-deif-shadowy-hamas-militant-leader-behind-israel-attack-1635402 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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