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| The killing of the wife, daughter, and infant son of Mohammed Deif | |
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| Part of 2014 Gaza War | |
| Location |  Gaza Strip, Palestine (the apartment where Mohammed Deif's wife and children lived) |
| Date | 19 August 2014 |
| Target | Mohammed Deif (leader of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades) |
Attack type | English: Targeted killing Hebrew: סיכול ממוקד, romanized: sikul memukad, lit. 'focused foiling'.[1][2] Arabic: مجزرة عائلة, lit. 'family massacre'. |
| Deaths | 6+[3] |
| Victims | The son, daughter, and wife of Mohammed Deif, and other members of the household. |
| Perpetrators |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Motive | "an image of victory"[4] |
| Accused | Accused of being informants: |
The Deif family massacre was one of many during the 2014 Gaza War and one of the only cases where the intended target is known. It is now known that the strike did not hit its target, Mohammed Deif, the father of the family.
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