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Deif family killings
Deif family killings
Part of 2014 Gaza War
Standort	Gaza Strip, Palestine (the apartment where Mohammed Deif's wife and children lived)
Date	19 August 2014
Target	Mohammed Deif (leader of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades)
Deaths	6+
Victims	The wife, daughter, and son of Mohammed Deif, and other members of the household.
Perpetrators	Israel Defense Forces
Accused	Accused of being informants: Mahmoud Ishtiwi;

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On 19 August 2014, the Israel Defense Forces carried out an airstrike at the home of Mohammed Deif, leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades. Deif was unharmed, but his wife Widad Asfura and his two children were killed.

Background

Deif joined Hamas in 1987, weeks after its establishment during the First Intifada.^[3]^[4] He was arrested by Israeli authorities in 1989 for his involvement with the organization.^[5] After 16 months of detention, he was released in a prisoner exchange. Soon after his release, he helped establish the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.^[4]^[6] Deif became the head of the Qassam Brigades after Israel assassinated Salah Shehade in July 2002.^[7] Between July 2006 and November 2012, effective command was exercised by Deif's deputy, Ahmed Jabari, after Deif was seriously wounded in an Israeli assassination attempt.^[8]^[9]

Mohammed Deif married Widad Asfura (Arabic: وداد عصفورة, romanized: Widad Asfoura),^[10]^[11] sometimes referred to as Widad Deif,^[12] in 2007^[13] or 2011. Widad was already a widow, her previous husband was a martyred Qassami fighter. They had four children together,^[14] and Deif has two other sons, Bahaa (Arabic: بهاء) and Khaled (Arabic: خالد).^[15]

Air strike

On Tuesday 19 August 2014,^[1] Israel attempted to assassinate Deif in an airstrike on his house in the Sheikh Radwan district of Gaza City.^[16]^[17] The strike on the family home killed his 27-year old wife (Widad Asfoura)^[18] and two of their children, a 3-year-old daughter (Arabic: سارة محمد الضيف, romanized: Sarah Mohammed Al-Deif)^[b]^[19] and 7-month-old son (referred to at the funeral as "Ali Deif", Arabic: علي الضيف),^[20] and three other members of the household.^[1] The strike also killed a mother and her two teenage sons from the Al Dalu family.^[21] The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights claimed it was the same house previously destroyed in 2012, also killing multiple members of the Al Dalu family.^[22]

The strike, however, did not kill Mohammed Deif. Israeli intelligence concluded in April 2015 that Deif had survived the assassination attempt, the fifth Israeli attempt to kill him.^[23]

On the same day, the IDF successfully assassinated 3 other leaders: Muhammad Abu Shamala [ar] (41 years old), Raed al Atar (40 years old), and Muhammad Barhoum (45 years old).^[24]

Funeral and public reaction in Gaza

Several thousand people attended the funeral of Deif's wife and son in Gaza, angrily demanding revenge against Israel and firing shots into the air. The bodies of Widad and Ali were taken from the wife’s family home to a mosque in Jabaliya refugee camp for prayers, then laid to rest in the sand of a cemetery.^[20]

Deif’s daughter, Arabic: سارة محمد الضيف, romanized: Sarah Mohammed Deif,^[19] was not buried on the same day as her brother because her body was not recovered from the rubble until approximately midday on Thursday, the day after her brother's funeral, and two days after the air strike.^[17]^[19]^[22]

A strangely flattering letter claiming to be from (Mohammed Deif’s in laws) was published in Palestinian media.^[25] Israeli papers reported that Widad's mother did not regret approving of the marriage, and said she would do the same again.^[18]

Israeli criticism of the attempted assassination

In addition to the rage in Gaza, some within Israel also criticised the strike. Gideon Levy, in his opinion piece "What Would Israel Do in Hamas' Shoes?" for Haaretz, asked how Israel would react if Hamas killed the wife and children of one of Israel's leaders.^[26] Levy also pointed out that even if the assassination had been successful, based on past successful strikes on Ahmad Yassin and others, Deif would have been replaced, and by someone more extreme.^[26]

Notes

^ Also spelled Mahmoud Eshtewi.
^ Sometimes referred to as Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al-Masry.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al Masry | Children in Conflict". wanachildreninconflict.org. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Levi, Elior (7 February 2016). "Hamas executes member who may have betrayed Deif's location". Ynetnews. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Who Is Mohammed Deif? Hamas' Elusive Commander Remains A Mystery Figure". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Pelham, Nicolas (26 October 2023). "Hamas' deadly 'phantom': the man behind the attacks". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Lubell, Maayan (20 August 2014). "Has Hamas military chief, Mohammed Deif, escaped death again?". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Ziboun, Kifah (28 August 2014). "From the Spotlight to the Shadows". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Asser, Martin (26 September 2002). "Profile: Hamas commander Mohammed Deif". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^ "Who is Mohammed Deif, the elusive Hamas commander behind the attack on Israel?". cnbctv18.com. 11 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Pelham, Nicolas (20 October 2023). "Hamas's deadly "phantom": the man behind the attacks". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "Funeral of Al-Daif's wife and child... and Hamas threatens the occupation to pay the price". The New Arab (in Arabic). 20 August 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "אלפים בהלווית אשתו ובנו של דף: "לנקום בישראל"". Mako (in Hebrew). 20 August 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2024. Quote in Hebrew: וידאד עספורה דף, אשתו בת ה-27 של מפקד חמאס, ועלי מוחמד דף, בנו בן ה-7, נהרגו בהפצצת צה"ל יחד עם עוד ארבעה בני אדם ובהם אשתו ובנו של אחמד דאלו - בעל הבית שהותקף ובכיר בזרוע הצבאית של חמאס., lit. 'Widad Asfora Daf, the 27-year-old wife of a Hamas commander, and Ali Muhammad Daf, his 7-year-old son (sic.), were killed in an IDF bombing along with four other people, including the wife and son of Ahmed Dalou - the owner of the house that was attacked and a senior in the arm the military of Hamas.'
^ "Widad Al-Deif... the wife of the commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades". Arab 21 (in Arabic). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Abu El Oun, Sakher (20 August 2014). "Thousands mourn slain wife, baby of Hamas commander". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ Kershner, Isabel; Akram, Fares (20 August 2014). "After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Gaza: a rare appearance of the children of the leader of the "Qassam", Mohammed Deif غزة...ظهور نادر لأطفال قائد "القسام" محمد الضيف". www.aa.com.tr (in Arabic). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief". Reuters. 20 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Body of Deif's daughter, 3, pulled from Gaza rubble". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Terror chief Deif's mother-in-law offers him her other daughters". Times of Israel. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2024. "Should Deif request the hand of any of my other daughters, I will happily consent and even if she, too, is martyred I will consent to the third. It is an honor to have Deif a husband to any of my daughters and be a father to their children." - Zeian Asfura, (mother of Widad Deif)
^ ^a ^b ^c "The body of the child Sarah Al-Deif was recovered from under the rubble". palinfo.com (in Arabic). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Gaza: Thousand mourn death of Hamas chief's wife, baby son". Firstpost. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ Rights, Al Mezan Center for Human (26 June 2015). "Al Dalu family, Gaza City". Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Israel Forces Continue Their Offensive on Gaza for 47th Consecutive Day; 20 Palestinians, 16 of Whom Are Civilians, Including 6 Children, Killed and 49 Others, Including 11 Children and 7 Women Wounded; Victims Include 5 Civilians, Including Child, Who We". Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ 'Hamas's chief of staff alive and active, Israel confirms,' The Times of Israel 29 April 2015.
^ "Killing of three senior military leaders deals a severe Israeli blow to Hamas". Times of Israel (Arabic edition). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Love in the time of Gaza: The story of Mohamed Al-Deif and his late wife Widad Asfoura". www.middleeastmonitor.com. 3 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Levy, Gideon (2014). "What Would Israel Do in Hamas' Shoes?". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

External links

76 photographs from Ali and Widad's funeral by Getty Images

[2] Also spelled Mahmoud Eshtewi.

[20] Sometimes referred to as Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al-Masry.^[1]

[Sarah_Al-Masry-1] "Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al Masry | Children in Conflict". wanachildreninconflict.org. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[Ynet_Eshtewi_accused-3] Levi, Elior (7 February 2016). "Hamas executes member who may have betrayed Deif's location". Ynetnews. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[:12-4] "Who Is Mohammed Deif? Hamas' Elusive Commander Remains A Mystery Figure". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

[:8-5] Pelham, Nicolas (26 October 2023). "Hamas' deadly 'phantom': the man behind the attacks". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[:3-6] Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Lubell, Maayan (20 August 2014). "Has Hamas military chief, Mohammed Deif, escaped death again?". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[:2-7] Ziboun, Kifah (28 August 2014). "From the Spotlight to the Shadows". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[bbc20022-8] Asser, Martin (26 September 2002). "Profile: Hamas commander Mohammed Deif". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

[:9-9] "Who is Mohammed Deif, the elusive Hamas commander behind the attack on Israel?". cnbctv18.com. 11 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[10] Pelham, Nicolas (20 October 2023). "Hamas's deadly "phantom": the man behind the attacks". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[New_Arab_-_funeral-11] "Funeral of Al-Daif's wife and child... and Hamas threatens the occupation to pay the price". The New Arab (in Arabic). 20 August 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[Mako_וידאד_עספורה_Widad-12] "אלפים בהלווית אשתו ובנו של דף: "לנקום בישראל"". Mako (in Hebrew). 20 August 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2024. Quote in Hebrew: וידאד עספורה דף, אשתו בת ה-27 של מפקד חמאס, ועלי מוחמד דף, בנו בן ה-7, נהרגו בהפצצת צה"ל יחד עם עוד ארבעה בני אדם ובהם אשתו ובנו של אחמד דאלו - בעל הבית שהותקף ובכיר בזרוע הצבאית של חמאס., lit. 'Widad Asfora Daf, the 27-year-old wife of a Hamas commander, and Ali Muhammad Daf, his 7-year-old son (sic.), were killed in an IDF bombing along with four other people, including the wife and son of Ahmed Dalou - the owner of the house that was attacked and a senior in the arm the military of Hamas.'

[Widad_Al_Deif-13] "Widad Al-Deif... the wife of the commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades". Arab 21 (in Arabic). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[14] Abu El Oun, Sakher (20 August 2014). "Thousands mourn slain wife, baby of Hamas commander". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[NYT_-_4_kids-15] Kershner, Isabel; Akram, Fares (20 August 2014). "After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[AA_-_BK-16] "Gaza: a rare appearance of the children of the leader of the "Qassam", Mohammed Deif غزة...ظهور نادر لأطفال قائد "القسام" محمد الضيف". www.aa.com.tr (in Arabic). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[Reuters_-_Hamas_says-17] "Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief". Reuters. 20 August 2014.

[dailystar-18] "Body of Deif's daughter, 3, pulled from Gaza rubble". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

[toi_-_no_regrets-19] "Terror chief Deif's mother-in-law offers him her other daughters". Times of Israel. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2024. "Should Deif request the hand of any of my other daughters, I will happily consent and even if she, too, is martyred I will consent to the third. It is an honor to have Deif a husband to any of my daughters and be a father to their children." - Zeian Asfura, (mother of Widad Deif)

[daughter_in_the_rubble-21] "The body of the child Sarah Al-Deif was recovered from under the rubble". palinfo.com (in Arabic). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[firstpost-22] "Gaza: Thousand mourn death of Hamas chief's wife, baby son". Firstpost. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[Mezan_26_June_2015-23] Rights, Al Mezan Center for Human (26 June 2015). "Al Dalu family, Gaza City". Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[PCHR_21-24] "Israel Forces Continue Their Offensive on Gaza for 47th Consecutive Day; 20 Palestinians, 16 of Whom Are Civilians, Including 6 Children, Killed and 49 Others, Including 11 Children and 7 Women Wounded; Victims Include 5 Civilians, Including Child, Who We". Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[ToI29April-25] 'Hamas's chief of staff alive and active, Israel confirms,' The Times of Israel 29 April 2015.

[toi_-_Arabic-26] "Killing of three senior military leaders deals a severe Israeli blow to Hamas". Times of Israel (Arabic edition). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[27] "Love in the time of Gaza: The story of Mohamed Al-Deif and his late wife Widad Asfoura". www.middleeastmonitor.com. 3 September 2014.

[Haaretz_-_Gideon_Levy-28] Levy, Gideon (2014). "What Would Israel Do in Hamas' Shoes?". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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 == Background ==
+Deif joined [[Hamas]] in 1987, weeks after its establishment during the [[First Intifada]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Who Is Mohammed Deif? Hamas' Elusive Commander Remains A Mystery Figure |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/who-is-mohammed-deif-hamas-elusive-commander-remains-a-mystery-figure |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en |archive-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119162854/https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/who-is-mohammed-deif-hamas-elusive-commander-remains-a-mystery-figure |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8" /> He was arrested by Israeli authorities in 1989 for his involvement with the organization.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2014-08-20 |title=Has Hamas military chief, Mohammed Deif, escaped death again? |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-gaza-deif-idINKBN0GK1PM20140820 |access-date=2023-03-04 |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304150014/https://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-gaza-deif-idINKBN0GK1PM20140820 |url-status=live |first1= Nidal |last1=Al-Mughrabi |first2=Maayan |last2=Lubell}}</ref> After 16 months of detention, he was released in a prisoner exchange. Soon after his release, he helped establish the [[Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades]], the armed wing of Hamas.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Hamas' deadly 'phantom': the man behind the attacks |url=https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/hamas-deadly-phantom-the-man-behind-the-attacks-20231025-p5eevg |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107203914/https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/hamas-deadly-phantom-the-man-behind-the-attacks-20231025-p5eevg |url-status=live |first=Nicolas |last=Pelham}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ziboun |first=Kifah |date=2014-08-28 |title=From the Spotlight to the Shadows |url=https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/kifah-ziboun/features/from-the-spotlight-to-the-shadows |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Asharq Al-Awsat |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304150016/https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/kifah-ziboun/features/from-the-spotlight-to-the-shadows |url-status=live }}</ref> Deif became the head of the [[Qassam Brigades]] after [[Israel]] assassinated [[Salah Shehade]] in July 2002.<ref name="bbc20022">{{cite news |last=Asser |first=Martin |date=26 September 2002 |title=Profile: Hamas commander Mohammed Deif |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2284055.stm |access-date=15 November 2012 |archive-date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830165314/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2284055.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Between July 2006 and November 2012, effective command was exercised by Deif's deputy, [[Ahmed Jabari]], after Deif was seriously wounded in an Israeli assassination attempt.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Who is Mohammed Deif, the elusive Hamas commander behind the attack on Israel? |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/mohammed-deif-the-elusive-hamas-commander-behind-attack-on-israel-18014481.htm |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117222144/https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/mohammed-deif-the-elusive-hamas-commander-behind-attack-on-israel-18014481.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Hamas's deadly "phantom": the man behind the attacks |first=Nicolas |last=Pelham |date=20 October 2023 |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/10/20/hamass-deadly-phantom-the-man-behind-the-attacks |access-date=2023-11-07 |issn=0013-0613 |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107203907/https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/10/20/hamass-deadly-phantom-the-man-behind-the-attacks |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Mohammed Deif married Widad Asfura ({{lang-ar|وداد عصفورة}}),<ref> https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%85%D9%86 </ref> sometimes referred to as Widad Deif,<ref name="Widad Al Deif" >{{cite news | title=Widad Al-Deif... the wife of the commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades |url=https://arabi21.com/story/770418/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=Arab 21 |date=21 August 2014 |language=ar}}</ref> in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sakher |last=Abu El Oun |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2014-08-20 |title=Thousands mourn slain wife, baby of Hamas commander |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/375670/thousands-mourn-slain-wife-baby-of-hamas-commander/story/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |work=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104210413/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/375670/thousands-mourn-slain-wife-baby-of-hamas-commander/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Widad was already a widow, her previous husband was a martyred Qassami fighter. They had four children together, and Deif has two other sons, Bahaa ({{lang-ar|بهاء}}) and Khaled ({{lang-ar|خالد}}).<ref name="AA - BK" >{{cite web | url=http://v.aa.com.tr/2496122 | title=غزة...ظهور نادر لأطفال قائد "القسام" محمد الضيف }}</ref>
+Mohammed Deif married Widad Asfura ({{lang-ar|وداد عصفورة|Widad Asfoura}}),<ref name="New Arab - funeral">{{cite news | title= Funeral of Al-Daif's wife and child... and Hamas threatens the occupation to pay the price | url= https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%85%D9%86 |access-date=3 July 2024 | work= [[The New Arab]] | date= 20 August 2014 | language=ar }}</ref><ref name="Mako וידאד עספורה Widad" >{{cite news| title= אלפים בהלווית אשתו ובנו של דף: "לנקום בישראל" | url= https://mobile.mako.co.il/news-world/arab/Article-b3e76257a43f741004.htm | access-date= 3 July 2024 | work= Mako | date= 20 August 2014 | language=he }} Quote in {{lang-he| וידאד עספורה דף, אשתו בת ה-27 של מפקד חמאס, ועלי מוחמד דף, בנו בן ה-7, נהרגו בהפצצת צה"ל יחד עם עוד ארבעה בני אדם ובהם אשתו ובנו של אחמד דאלו - בעל הבית שהותקף ובכיר בזרוע הצבאית של חמאס. | | Widad Asfora Daf, the 27-year-old wife of a Hamas commander, and Ali Muhammad Daf, his 7-year-old son (sic.)<!-- not sure if that transaction is right -->, were killed in an IDF bombing along with four other people, including the wife and son of Ahmed Dalou - the owner of the house that was attacked and a senior in the arm the military of Hamas.}} </ref> sometimes referred to as Widad Deif,<ref name="Widad Al Deif" >{{cite news | title=Widad Al-Deif... the wife of the commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades |url=https://arabi21.com/story/770418/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=Arab 21 |date=21 August 2014 |language=ar}}</ref> in 2007<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sakher |last=Abu El Oun |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2014-08-20 |title=Thousands mourn slain wife, baby of Hamas commander |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/375670/thousands-mourn-slain-wife-baby-of-hamas-commander/story/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |work=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104210413/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/375670/thousands-mourn-slain-wife-baby-of-hamas-commander/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> or 2011. Widad was already a widow, her previous husband was a martyred Qassami fighter. They had four children together,<ref name="NYT - 4 kids">{{cite news |last1=Kershner |first1=Isabel |last2=Akram |first2=Fares |title=After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-strip.html |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=20 August 2014}}</ref> and Deif has two other sons, Bahaa ({{lang-ar|بهاء}}) and Khaled ({{lang-ar|خالد}}).<ref name="AA - BK" >{{cite news | url= http://v.aa.com.tr/2496122 | title= Gaza: a rare appearance of the children of the leader of the "Qassam", Mohammed Deif غزة...ظهور نادر لأطفال قائد "القسام" محمد الضيف | access-date= 3 July 2024 | work= www.aa.com.tr |date=7 February 2022 | language=ar}}</ref>
 == Air strike ==
-On Tuesday 19 August 2014,<ref name="Sarah Al-Masry"/> Israel attempted to assassinate the chief commander of Hamas' military wing, [[Mohammad Deif]], in an airstrike on his house in the [[Sheikh Radwan]] district of [[Gaza City]], killing his wife and two of their children.<ref name="Reuters - Hamas says" >{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-gaza-idUKKBN0GI12R20140820|title=Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief| work=Reuters|date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailystar" >{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|title=Body of Deif's daughter, 3, pulled from Gaza rubble|work=The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821231613/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|url-status=dead}}</ref> The strike on the family home killed a 7-month-old baby boy (Mohammed Deif's son, referred to at the funeral as "Ali Deif", {{lang-ar|على الضيف}}), his 3-year-old sister ({{lang-ar|سارة محمد الضيف|Sarah Mohammed Al-Deif}}),<ref name="daughter in the rubble" />{{efn| Sometimes referred to as Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al-Masry.<ref name="Sarah Al-Masry" /> }} and their 27-year-old mother (Widad Asfoura, Mohammed Deif's second wife),<ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |title=Gaza: Thousand mourn death of Hamas chief's wife, baby son |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/gaza-thousand-mourn-death-hamas-chiefs-wife-baby-son-1673551.html/amp |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=Firstpost |date=20 August 2014 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="toi - no regrets" >{{cite news |title=Terror chief Deif's mother-in-law offers him her other daughters |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/terror-chief-deifs-mother-in-law-offers-him-her-other-daughters/ | access-date=8 June 2024 | work=[[Times of Israel]] | date= 24 August 2014 | quote= "Should Deif request the hand of any of my other daughters, I will happily consent and even if she, too, is martyred I will consent to the third. It is an honor to have Deif a husband to any of my daughters and be a father to their children." - [[Zeian Asfura]], (mother of Widad Deif) }}</ref> and three other members of the household.<ref name="Sarah Al-Masry">{{cite web |title=Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al Masry {{!}} Children in Conflict |url=https://wanachildreninconflict.org/en/gallery/gaza/sarah-mohamed-deeb-al-masry |website=wanachildreninconflict.org |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
+On Tuesday 19 August 2014,<ref name="Sarah Al-Masry"/> Israel attempted to assassinate Deif in an airstrike on his house in the [[Sheikh Radwan]] district of [[Gaza City]].<ref name="Reuters - Hamas says" >{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-gaza-idUKKBN0GI12R20140820|title=Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief| work=Reuters|date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailystar" >{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|title=Body of Deif's daughter, 3, pulled from Gaza rubble|work=The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821231613/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|url-status=dead}}</ref> The strike on the family home killed his 27-year old wife (Widad Asfoura)<ref name="toi - no regrets">{{cite news |date=24 August 2014 |title=Terror chief Deif's mother-in-law offers him her other daughters |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/terror-chief-deifs-mother-in-law-offers-him-her-other-daughters/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |work=[[Times of Israel]]}}  "Should Deif request the hand of any of my other daughters, I will happily consent and even if she, too, is martyred I will consent to the third. It is an honor to have Deif a husband to any of my daughters and be a father to their children." - [[Zeian Asfura]], (mother of Widad Deif) </ref> and two of their children, a 3-year-old daughter ({{lang-ar|سارة محمد الضيف|Sarah Mohammed Al-Deif}}){{efn| Sometimes referred to as Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al-Masry.<ref name="Sarah Al-Masry" /> }}<ref name="daughter in the rubble" /> and 7-month-old son (referred to at the funeral as "Ali Deif", {{lang-ar|علي الضيف}}),<ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |title=Gaza: Thousand mourn death of Hamas chief's wife, baby son |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/gaza-thousand-mourn-death-hamas-chiefs-wife-baby-son-1673551.html/amp |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=Firstpost |date=20 August 2014 |language=en-us}}</ref>
+and three other members of the household.<ref name="Sarah Al-Masry">{{cite web |title=Sarah Mohamed Deeb Al Masry {{!}} Children in Conflict |url=https://wanachildreninconflict.org/en/gallery/gaza/sarah-mohamed-deeb-al-masry |website=wanachildreninconflict.org |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> The strike also killed a mother and her two teenage sons from the Al Dalu family.<ref name="Mezan 26 June 2015">{{cite news |last1=Rights |first1=Al Mezan Center for Human |title=Al Dalu family, Gaza City |url=https://mezan.org/en/post/42324 |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=Al Mezan Center for Human Rights |date=26 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Palestinian Centre for Human Rights]] claimed it was the same house previously destroyed in 2012, also killing multiple members of the [[Al Dalu family killings |Al Dalu family]].<ref name="PCHR 21" />
-The strike, however, did not kill its intended target, Mohammed Deif. Israeli intelligence concluded in April 2015 that Deif had survived the assassination attempt, the fifth Israeli attempt to kill him.<ref name="ToI29April">[http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamass-chief-of-staff-alive-and-active-israel-confirms/ 'Hamas's chief of staff alive and active, Israel confirms,'] [[The Times of Israel]] 29 April 2015.</ref>
+The strike, however, did not kill Mohammed Deif. Israeli intelligence concluded in April 2015 that Deif had survived the assassination attempt, the fifth Israeli attempt to kill him.<ref name="ToI29April">[http://www.timesofisrael.com/hamass-chief-of-staff-alive-and-active-israel-confirms/ 'Hamas's chief of staff alive and active, Israel confirms,'] [[The Times of Israel]] 29 April 2015.</ref>
-On the same day, the IDF. successfully assassinated 3 other leaders Muhammad Abu Shamala (41 years old), Raed al-Attar (40 years old), and Muhammad Barhoum (45 years old).<ref> https://ar.timesofisrael.com/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9/ </ref>
+On the same day, the IDF successfully assassinated 3 other leaders: {{ill|Muhammad Abu Shamala|ar|محمد أبو شمالة}} (41 years old), [[Raed al Atar]] (40 years old), and Muhammad Barhoum (45 years old).<ref name="toi - Arabic">{{cite news | title= Killing of three senior military leaders deals a severe Israeli blow to Hamas | url= https://ar.timesofisrael.com/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9/ | access-date= 4 July 2024 | work= [[Times of Israel]] (Arabic edition) | date= 22 August 2014}}</ref>
-== Funeral ==
+== Funeral and public reaction in Gaza ==
 Several thousand people attended the funeral of Deif's wife and son in Gaza, angrily demanding revenge against Israel and firing shots into the air. The bodies of Widad and Ali were taken from the wife’s family home to a mosque in [[Jabaliya]] refugee camp for prayers, then laid to rest in the sand of a cemetery.<ref name="firstpost">{{cite news |title=Gaza: Thousand mourn death of Hamas chief's wife, baby son |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/gaza-thousand-mourn-death-hamas-chiefs-wife-baby-son-1673551.html/amp |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=Firstpost |date=20 August 2014 |language=en-us}}</ref>
-Deif’s daughter, {{lang-ar|سارة محمد الضيف|Sarah Mohammed Deif}},<ref name="daughter in the rubble">{{cite news |title=The body of the child Sarah Al-Deif was recovered from under the rubble |url=https://palinfo.com/news/2014/08/21/85045/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=palinfo.com |date=21 August 2014 |language=ar}}</ref> was not buried on the same day as her brother because her body was not recovered from the rubble until Thursday, the day after her brother's funeral, and two days after the air strike.<ref name="dailystar" >{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|title=Body of Deif's daughter, 3, pulled from Gaza rubble|work=The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821231613/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="daughter in the rubble">{{cite news |title=The body of the child Sarah Al-Deif was recovered from under the rubble |url=https://palinfo.com/news/2014/08/21/85045/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=palinfo.com |date=21 August 2014 |language=ar}}</ref>
+Deif’s daughter, {{lang-ar|سارة محمد الضيف|Sarah Mohammed Deif}},<ref name="daughter in the rubble">{{cite news |title=The body of the child Sarah Al-Deif was recovered from under the rubble |url=https://palinfo.com/news/2014/08/21/85045/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=palinfo.com |date=21 August 2014 |language=ar}}</ref> was not buried on the same day as her brother because her body was not recovered from the rubble until approximately midday on Thursday, the day after her brother's funeral, and two days after the air strike.<ref name="dailystar" >{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|title=Body of Deif's daughter, 3, pulled from Gaza rubble|work=The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821231613/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-21/267987-body-of-deifs-daughter-3-pulled-from-gaza-rubble.ashx#axzz3B22Iezk2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="daughter in the rubble">{{cite news |title=The body of the child Sarah Al-Deif was recovered from under the rubble |url=https://palinfo.com/news/2014/08/21/85045/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=palinfo.com |date=21 August 2014 |language=ar}}</ref><ref name="PCHR 21">{{cite news |title=Israel Forces Continue Their Offensive on Gaza for 47th Consecutive Day; 20 Palestinians, 16 of Whom Are Civilians, Including 6 Children, Killed and 49 Others, Including 11 Children and 7 Women Wounded; Victims Include 5 Civilians, Including Child, Who We |url=https://pchrgaza.org/en/israel-forces-continue-their-offensive-on-gaza-for-47th-consecutive-day-20-palestinians-16-of-whom-are-civilians-including-6-children-killed-and-49-others-including-11-children-and-7-women-wounde/ |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=Palestinian Centre for Human Rights |publisher=[[Palestinian Centre for Human Rights]] |date=22 August 2014}}</ref>
+A strangely flattering letter claiming to be from (Mohammed Deif’s in laws) was published in Palestinian media.<ref> {{Cite web |date=2014-09-03 |title=Love in the time of Gaza: The story of Mohamed Al-Deif and his late wife Widad Asfoura |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20140903-love-in-the-time-of-gaza-the-story-of-mohamed-al-deif-and-his-late-wife-widad-asfoura/ |website=www.middleeastmonitor.com}} </ref> Israeli papers reported that Widad's mother did not regret approving of the marriage, and said she would do the same again.<ref name="toi - no regrets" />
-== Criticism of the attempted assassination ==
+== Israeli criticism of the attempted assassination ==
 In addition to the rage in Gaza, some within Israel also criticised the strike. [[Gideon Levy]], in his opinion piece "What Would Israel Do in Hamas' Shoes?"  for [[Haaretz]], asked how Israel would react if Hamas killed the wife and children of one of Israel's leaders.<ref name="Haaretz - Gideon Levy" /> Levy also pointed out that even if the assassination had been successful, based on past successful strikes on [[Ahmad Yassin]] and others, Deif would have been replaced, and by someone more extreme.<ref name="Haaretz - Gideon Levy" />
-== Summary executions ==
-{{see also| Capital punishment in the Gaza Strip }}
-{{excerpt| Extrajudicial killings in the Gaza Strip | Summary executions by Al Qassam in 2014 }}
-== Other alleged informants ==
-{{see also| Mahmoud Eshtewi | Capital punishment for homosexuality #Palestine | Capital punishment in the Gaza Strip }}
-The killing of suspected informants may not have stopped after the end in the 2014 war. Some sources say that the first crime [[Mahmoud Ishtiwi]] was accused of, when he was arrested in January 2015, was giving Israel the location of Deif’s family residence, leading to this strike.<ref name="Ynet Eshtewi accused" /> However, Ishtiwi was also accused of multiple other transgressions, including the [[embezzlement]] of 6 million USD from the Qassam Brigades' weapons funds.<ref> the source is in the Arabic Wikipedia article on Ishtiwi </ref>
-== Anouncing operation Al Aqsa Flood ==
-{{see also| Israel–Hamas war #Hamas' motives }}
-In his pre-dawn recorded speech on 7 October 2023, Deif criticised the occupation for violence against children and women, and listed it among the reasons for launching the attacks, but did not specifically mention his personal experience.<ref name="full transcript">{{cite web |title= خطاب "طوفان الأقصى" |url=https://www.palestine-studies.org/ar/node/1654998 |website=مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية (Institute for Palestine Studies) |publisher=Institute for Palestine Studies |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=ar}}</ref><ref name="statement - children and women"> Abridged version in English: {{cite web| title = Statement by Al-Qassam Brigades Chief of Staff Mohammed Deif | url=https://en.alqassam.ps/statement/1552/Statement-by-Al-Qassam-Brigades-Chief-of-Staff-Mohammed-Deif | website= Ezzedeen AL-Qassam Brigades (English) | publisher= EQB Information Office | access-date= 12 April 2024 | language=en | quote = The Zionist colonial occupation has occupied our Palestinian homeland, displaced our people, destroyed our towns and villages, perpetrated hundreds of massacres against our people, killing children, women, and elderly people and demolished homes with their inhabitants inside, in violation of all international norms and laws and human rights conventions. }}</ref><ref name="translation by Oasis">{{cite web| title= We announce the start of the al-Aqsa Flood | url= https://www.oasiscenter.eu/en/we-announce-the-start-of-the-al-aqsa-flood | website= Fondazione Internazionale Oasis |access-date=31 March 2024 |date=13 December 2023 | language= en| quote = The Zionist entity has occupied our land, driven out our people, destroyed our cities, our towns and our villages, committed hundreds of massacres against our people, killing children, women and the elderly, and buried innocent, peaceful people under the rubble of their homes, in contemptuous violation of all international norms and human rights and rejecting international laws. We warned the leaders of the occupation not to persist in their crimes and we appealed to world leaders to take action to end the occupiers’ crimes against our holy things, our people, our detainees and our land, and to compel the occupiers to abide by international law and resolutions. But the leaders of the occupation have not heeded us, nor have the world leaders taken action. }}</ref>
-{{blockquote| ''"The Zionist entity has occupied our land, driven out our people, destroyed our cities, our towns and our villages, committed hundreds of massacres against our people, killing children, women and the elderly, and buried innocent, peaceful people under the rubble of their homes, in contemptuous violation of all international norms and human rights and rejecting international laws."'' - Mohammed Deif.<ref name="translation by Oasis"/><ref name="full transcript" /> }}
-== Expansion of the strategy of targeting family homes ==
-{{main| AI-assisted targeting in the Gaza Strip }}
-In 2014, the strategy of bombing family homes was allegedly only used on particularly high-ranking members of so called "[[Palestinian political violence |terrorist]]" organisations. On the evening of [[7 October 2023]], however, Israel's "Where's Daddy" strategy was expanded to include even the lowest-ranking militants. 37,000 men were listed for execution, and 15 or more civilians were allocated as allowable [[collateral damage]] for each executed target.<ref name="972+ 37K">{{cite news |last1=Iraqi |first1=Amjad |title='Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spree in Gaza |url=https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work= [[+972 Magazine]] |date=3 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="WP 37K">{{cite news |last1=Tharoor |first1=Ishaan |title=Analysis {{!}} Israel offers a glimpse into the terrifying world of military AI |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/05/israel-idf-lavender-ai-militarytarget/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=5 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="Vox - 37K">{{cite news |last1=Samuel |first1=Sigal |title=Some say AI will make war more humane. Israel's war in Gaza shows the opposite. |url=https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24151437/ai-israel-gaza-war-hamas-artificial-intelligence |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=Vox |date=8 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The 37,000 individuals, suspected of being merely "linked to Hamas", were identified by AI and put on a list, which allegedly became a kill list.<ref name="Guardian 37,000">{{cite news |last1=McKernan |first1=Bethan |last2=Davies |first2=Harry |title='The machine did it coldly': Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/israel-gaza-ai-database-hamas-airstrikes |work=The Guardian |date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
-During the same war, family homes were also hit in [[Southern Lebanon]], in a residential area of [[Bint Jbeil]], killing two brothers, Ali Ahmed Bazzi (30) and Ibrahim Bazzi (27), and Ibrahim's wife Shorouq Hammond.<ref name="SBS - wife and brother" /> The brothers are both Australian citizens. Ali lived locally but Ibrahim was visiting from Sydney to bring his wife home to Australia.<ref name="ABC - from Sydney" >{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/australian-and-wife-killed-in-lebanon-air-strike/103267574?utm_campaign=abc_news_web | title=Australian man and his brother killed in Lebanon after building hit by Israeli air strike, family says | newspaper=ABC News | date=27 December 2023 }}</ref><ref name="SBS - wife and brother" /> [[Hezbollah]] claimed Ali as one of their fighters,<ref name="SMH - Bazzi" >{{cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/australian-man-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-was-hezbollah-fighter-terror-group-says-20231228-p5etxp.html | title=Australian killed in Lebanon strike was Hezbollah fighter, militant group says | date=28 December 2023 }}</ref><ref name="AFR - Bazzi" >{{cite web | url=https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/australians-reportedly-killed-in-lebanon-by-israeli-airstrike-20231227-p5etxh | title=Australian reportedly killed in Lebanon by airstrike | date=27 December 2023 }}</ref> and also included the civilian family members in a Hezbollah funeral.<ref name="ABC - Bazzi funeral" >{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-28/funeral-australian-brothers-lebanon-israeli-air-strike/103269076?utm_campaign=abc_news_web | title=Military-style funeral held for Australian 'Hezbollah fighter' killed by Israeli air strike in Lebanon | newspaper=ABC News | date=28 December 2023 }}</ref><ref name="SBS - wife and brother">{{cite news |last1=Dyett |first1=Greg |date=28 December 2023 |title=Australian man, his wife and brother killed in air strike |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/australian-man-his-wife-and-brother-killed-in-air-strike/5yy5pgu0f |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=SBS News |language=en |quote=Local media in Lebanon says an Israeli war plane fired a missile at a number of homes in Lebanon's Bint Jbei area. A missile strike killed 27-year-old Ibraham Bazzi, his brother Ali Bazzi and Ibrahim's wife Shorouk Hammond. Ms Hammoud had recently acquired an Australian visa and she and her husband Ibrahim were planning a life in Australia.}} [[Afif Bazzi]] (Mayor of Bint Jbeil): ''"It was a surprise that the Israelis hit a civilian neighbourhood, people are living normally, they have not fled. We did not flee Bint Jbeil, all residents are still in Bint Jbeil. We hear the bombardment and the shelling but it was still far away, the town was neutral but we were surprised that a civilian neighbourhood was hit, civilians, a groom who came from Australia to take his bride. They were spending time together along with his brother at his brother’s house, really it was a surprise for us."'' (translation by [[SBS World News]]) </ref><ref name="toi - Bazzi family massacre">{{cite news |title=2 Australians, including suspected Hezbollah fighter, killed in IDF strike in Lebanon |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-australians-including-suspected-hezbollah-fighter-killed-in-idf-strike-in-lebanon/ |access-date=28 June 2024 |date=28 Dec 2023 |language=em}}</ref>
 == See also ==
+* [[Casualties of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip]]
 * [[AI-assisted targeting in the Gaza Strip]]
-* [[Mohammed Deif]]
-* [[Mahmoud Eshtewi]]
 * [[Al-Dalu family killing]]
+* [[7 October attacks]]
-* [[Capital punishment in the Gaza Strip]]
+* [[2024 targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif]]
-* [[Extrajudicial killings in the Gaza Strip]]
+* {{ill|Mahmoud Rushdi Ishtiwi|ar|محمود اشتيوي}}
-* [[7 October attacks]]
 == Notes ==
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+{{notelist}}
-{{efn|name=IRA| "[[Hamas]]" could refer to either the civilian government of the Gaza Strip from 2006 to 2024, or the [[Qassam Brigades]], or both. }}
-}}
 == References ==
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-<ref name="court.gov.il">{{Cite web | url= http://elyon1.court.gov.il/Files/02/690/007/a34/02007690.a34.HTM |title=בג"ץ 769/02 | language=he | access-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104230333/https://elyon1.court.gov.il/Files/02/690/007/a34/02007690.a34.HTM |archive-date=4 January 2007 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
-<ref name="Haaretz - Gideon Levy" >{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Gideon |title=What Would Israel Do in Hamas' Shoes? |url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2014-08-21/ty-article/.premium/what-would-israel-do-in-hamas-shoes/0000017f-e6ed-d97e-a37f-f7edd29f0000?gift=2470ad832dae4c3995a70042516f52f9 |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=2014 |language=en}}</ref>
-<ref name="Hebrew name 2" >{{Cite book |author= Otto, Roland | title= Targeted Killings and International Law |isbn= 9783642248580 |year= 2011 | publisher= Springer |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gRuiNWNj_yEC&pg=PA11}}</ref>
 <ref name="Haaretz - Gideon Levy" >{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Gideon |title=What Would Israel Do in Hamas' Shoes? |url=https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2014-08-21/ty-article/.premium/what-would-israel-do-in-hamas-shoes/0000017f-e6ed-d97e-a37f-f7edd29f0000?gift=2470ad832dae4c3995a70042516f52f9 |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=2014 |language=en}}</ref>
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 <ref name="Ynet Eshtewi accused" >{{cite news |last1=Levi |first1=Elior |title=Hamas executes member who may have betrayed Deif's location |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4763162,00.html |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=Ynetnews |date=7 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
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+== External links ==
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+* [https://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/ali-deif 76 photographs from Ali and Widad's funeral] by [[Getty Images]]
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v t e 2014 Gaza War
Main topics	Timeline Israeli strikes and Palestinian casualties Deif family killings Battle of Shuja'iyya Nahal Oz attack Zikim attack Deaths and ransoming of Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin Beach bombing incidents Ben Gurion Airport flight bans Israeli shelling of UNRWA Gaza shelters
Background	Gaza–Israel conflict Gaza War (2008–2009) Blockade of the Gaza Strip Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel 2014 Beitunia killings Kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers Kidnapping and murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir
Effects	Reactions Media coverage Speeches given at the United Nations UN Fact Finding Mission Sarcelles riots Impact on video games
Other	Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2014 Palestinian tunnel warfare Palestinian government of 2014 Roof knocking IDF field hospital for Gazans Children in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Propaganda and psychological warfare Iron Dome 2013–2014 Israeli–Palestinian peace talks ICC investigation Deif family killings
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