Channel 12 news publishes a purportedly recent photograph of Muhammad Deif, the leader of the Hamas terror group’s military wing.
The network says the photo was obtained by Israeli forces amid the ongoing war in Gaza but doesn’t specify when it was taken.
The authenticity of the photo cannot be verified independently.
The release of the photo comes a report last week said videos apparently found by troops in Gaza showed Deif walking under his own power with what appear to be his own legs, albeit with a slight limp.
Little is known of Deif, but oft-repeated reports in Israel for over a decade have described him as missing both his legs and an arm, the result of an Israeli airstrike, one of at least five failed Israeli attempts on his life.
In the photo published by Channel 12, the man purported to be Deif appears to be missing an eye, which reports have previously said the arch-terrorist lost in an assassination attempt. The TV report also asserts Deif is missing a leg and therefore limps, but doesn’t provide any evidence for this.
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