A rare video image of Deif in 2005 via Ma’an News

The war in Gaza has brought the focus back on Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, and its mysterious leader Mohammed Al-Deif. Here is a collection of old and new profile analyses about him from various sources. 

• Profile: Al-Qassam Brigades’ Mohammed Al-Deif
• Profile: Hamas commander Mohammed Deif. Martin Asser
• Mohammed Deif, the shadowy figure who heads Hamas’s military wing.
• Deep underground, Mohammed Deif shapes Hamas war with Israel. Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
• Is prime Israel target Muhammad Deif overseeing Hamas’s strategy? Elhanan Miller
• Hamas leader resurfaces in a video. Al-Jazeera
• Who is Hamas mastermind? Press TV