Mohammed Deif (Arabic: محمد ضيف ) is a commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. He gained that position after the assassination of Salah Shahade in July, 2002. Israel suspects him of being a bombmaker and holds him personally responsible for the deaths of dozens of civilians in suicide bombings since 1996. He is considered a designer of the Qassam rocket together with Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat and Adnan al-Ghoul. He had been under Palestinian custody from May 2000 until April 2001 when he was released. Deif was the person considered the top of Israel's most wanted list for several years. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Hamas, acronym of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Arabic: Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas is also Arabic for zeal or courage) is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and political organization, regarded by some as a militant organization and by others as a terrorist group. ... The Hamas emblem shows the Dome of the Rock, two crossed swords, Palestinian flags, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Salah Shahade was the leader of the Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades, the militray wing of palestinian islamist movement Hamas, untils its assassination by Israel on july 22th, 2002. ... A suicide bombing is an attack using a bomb in which the individual(s) carrying the explosive materials composing the bomb intend(s) and expect(s) to die upon detonation (see suicide). ... The remnants of an exploded Qassam rocket that was fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. ... Nidal Fat’hi Rabah Farahat (April 8, 1971 - February 16, 2005) was the creator of the Qassam rocket, a homemade weapon produced by the Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades. ... Adnan Al-Ghoul was the assistant of Mohammed Deif, the leader of the Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. ...

Despite initial reports of his death in an Israeli air strike on September 27, 2002, an Israeli official confirmed that he survived the attack.[1] He has survived five other Israeli assassination attempts, which caused him serious handicaps. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

His senior assistant, Adnan al-Ghoul was killed by Israeli Air Force in October 21, 2004. Adnan Al-Ghoul was the assistant of Mohammed Deif, the leader of the Ezzedeen-al-qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. ... The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl HaAvir, literally Air Corps) is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 26, 2005, a man identifiying himself as Mohammed Deif appeared in a videotape released by the brigades. With most of his body in a shadow and part of his face blackened out, Deif spoke in a deep voice about the recent Gaza withdrawal, praised the Hamas members who gave their lives during fighting in Gaza and vowed to continue to attack until Israel's destruction. August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A map illustrating the four phases of the Gaza disengagement plan. ... Map of the Gaza Strip from The World Factbook. ...

In February 2006, some Israeli media outlets reported that Deif, unhappy with the truce announced by Hamas, decided to split from the group to join Al-Qaeda cells being established in the Gaza Strip. However, this was denied by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. [2] Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...

On July 12, 2006, Israeli aircraft blasted a house where high-level Hamas leaders were meeting. Six people were killed. Deif was injured in the blast, but survived once again.

External links

• Profile: Hamas commander Mohammed Deif
• Official: Hamas target survives Israeli attack
• Deif wounded in 2002 attack
• Most wanted Hamas man appears in TV documentary

Israelis Kill 6 in Attack on Hamas http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060712/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_580