Army Radio reports that the army was not surprised by the discovery of video appearing to show Hamas military wing leader Mohammed Deif with all of his limbs intact.
According to the report, citing two unnamed “Israeli sources,” the Israel Defense Forces has known about Deif’s condition for several years, despite the popular conception that he lost both his legs and an arm in a series of Israeli strikes over a decade ago intended to kill him.
A report in Maariv suggested that video found by troops in Gaza showing Deif walking around had shifted what Israel knows about the elusive arch-terrorist.
Israel’s military has been put on the defensive regarding its knowledge of what is happening inside Gaza following intelligence failures exposed by Hamas’s brutal October 7 assault on southern Israel.
According to Army Radio, Minister Avi Dichter reported nearly 20 years ago that Deif was partially paralyzed. Dichter made the comment when departing the Shin Bet, which he led until 2005. The strike reported to take Deif’s legs occurred a year later, but Dichter’s comment was the last official Israeli comment on him.
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