Deif family killings

Deif family killings
Part of 2014 Gaza War
LocationGaza Strip, Palestine (the apartment where Mohammed Deif's wife and children lived)
Date19 August 2014 (2014-08-19)
TargetMohammed Deif (leader of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades)
Deaths6+
Victims6, including Widad Asfura (the wife of Mohammed Deif) and two of their children
Perpetrators Israel Defense Forces
AccusedAlleged informant: Mahmoud Ishtiwi

On 19 August 2014, the Israel Defense Forces carried out an airstrike at the home of Mohammed Deif, leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades. Deif was unharmed, but his wife, Widad Asfura, and two of their children were killed.