Mohammed Deif’s followers to liberate Palestine, his wife says
The wife of Mohammed Deif, a top military commander of Hamas Israel recently assassinated, says his martyrdom won’t save Israel as “his followers and children” will ultimately liberate Palestine.
On Thursday, the Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, confirmed the martyrdom of Deif, known as Abu Khaled, in the battle against the Israeli invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip.
“Palestine will be liberated by Abu Khaled, Abu Khaled’s followers and Abu Khaled’s children,” his wife, Ghadir Syam, also known as Umm Khaled, said in an interview with Palestinian media.
Noting that Deif was “an icon of the Palestinian resistance”, Ghadir said she received the news of his martyrdom “with pride”.
She added that Deif was “a very humble person” and a “father to all segments of Palestinian people”.
His only hope was for the Palestinian people to unite for the sake of the “just” cause of liberating Palestine, and for the entire Muslim and Arab Ummah as well as the free people around the world to liberate al-Quds from the Israeli occupation.
Unlike Israeli claims of the luxurious lives of Hamas commanders, Ghadir noted that they lead a very simple life, similar to many families in the Gaza Strip.
She also said that Deif spent most of his time in Gaza’s tunnels, adding that his family members were forced to relocate every three to six months from an area to another in Gaza, except Rafah and Beit Hanoun, because of security issues.
"Our home had four mattresses and a mat” before and after the war, she said.
Israel initially announced in August 2024 that Deif had been killed in a July airstrike, but his death had not been confirmed since.
The spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, said the announcement came only after completing necessary procedures, addressing security concerns dictated by battlefield conditions and verifying details.
The announcement came as a ceasefire is underway in Gaza. The deal between Israel and Hamas was reached after 15 months of the regime's genocidal war on the strip, which claimed the lives of at least 47,460 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
The regime approved the ceasefire after falling short of realizing any of its wartime objectives, including freeing the captives, “eliminating” the Gazan resistance, and causing forced displacement of Gaza’s entire population to neighboring Egypt.
Palestinians voice support for resistance
Hamas says Deif, fellow leaders shattered Israel’s myth of invincibility
IRGC: Legacy of Qassam Brigades martyrs eradicating ‘cancerous tumor’ of Israel
Survey: Gen Z Brits want dictatorship as faith in liberal-democracy weakens
Zakaria Zubeidi: The freed resistance icon from Jenin and occupation’s worst nightmare
Profile: Mohammed Deif, the iconic Al-Qassam Brigades commander and strategist
Iran warns attack on its nuclear sites will lead to ‘widespread regional war’
Mohammed Deif’s followers to liberate Palestine, his wife says
Pezeshkian: Imperialism seeks to portray Islam as threat to humanity
Russia may expand nuclear capability to counter US efforts: Russian diplomat
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
