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US envoy: ‘Indications’ Israel killed Hamas leader Mohammed Deif

In a briefing for American Jews, Jack Lew, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, also said he hopes that the Israeli prime minister’s address to Congress is bipartisan.

Jack Lew
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew arrives at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Although Jack Lew, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, told the American Jewish community in a briefing on Monday that he cannot confirm whether Mohammed Deif was killed in an Israeli strike, there are “indications” that the Hamas leader is dead.

In the call, the U.S. envoy also said that he hopes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, scheduled for July 24, will be bipartisan.

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