Hamas: Deif is still alive

A Hamas spokesman says that Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades commander Mohammed Deif is still alive.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has said that the elusive head of the terror group's "military wing", Mohammed Deif, is still "alive and well" despite an IDF assassination attempt which killed his wife and son. 

"The occupation will pay for its crimes against the Palestinian people," declared Abu-Zuhri, who added a chilling warning to the people of southern Israel.

"The residents of the Gaza periphery will return to their homes only by the decision of the commander Mohammed Deif and one Israeli commitment to stop the aggression and lift the siege," he threatened.

Adding to the threats, Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said Wednesday that "difficult days" are coming for both Israel and Gaza, as an escalation in the violence is expected.

"(Prime Minister Binyamin) Netanyahu and (Foreign Minister Avigdor) Liberman must prepare themselves for difficult days. They have never seen such (difficult days) in this war or its predecessors," said Barhoum.

We don't have any exploding cell phones or head rests available, do we?