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IDF knew where Deif was for 3 days, held off due to cease fire; Hamas spox son-in-law killed by IDF

The IDF knew where Mohammed Deif was hiding for three days last week, but did not kill him because a 'cease fire' was in effect. Today, with the 'cease fire' (and maybe Deif) long gone, the IDF killed the 27-year old son-in-law of Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum.

The IDF continues to show that Hamas's terrorist leaders are not immune in the war they started on Israel, as the son-in-law of Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum was killed on Monday.

Abdullah Mortaja, the son-in-law of the Hamas leader, was killed in a strike by the IDF. Yedioth Aharonoth reported on his connection to Barhoum.

The 27-year-old was a freelance journalist, who himself previously worked in the propaganda machine of the terrorist organization Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV station, according to AFP.

The news source added that Hamas medical officials claimed Mortaja was hit by tank fire in the Sheijaya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City.

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Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was targeted in a strike last Tuesday night, in which his wife and two of his children died. There are conflicting reports, with Hamas claiming he survived, but not saying anything about his condition.

According to recent reports Sunday, Israel knew the location of the arch-terrorist Deif as many as three days ahead of the strike, but chose not to act on the rare opportunity to take him out due to the ceasefire.

So when are we taking out the bunker at Shifa already?

Labels: cease fire, Fawzi Barhoum, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, Mohammed Deif, Operation Protective Edge, Shifa Hospital

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:06 AM