Al Jazeera documentary reveals unseen footage of Qassam commander Muhammad Deif

Al Jazeera aired a documentary Friday revealing previously unseen footage and documents on the life of Muhammad Deif, the late Qassam Brigades commander.

• The film showed Deif overseeing final preparations for the October 7, 2023 al-Aqsa Flood operation and managing military operations during the war.
• A secret document revealed a February 2023 meeting chaired by Deif, citing Al-Aqsa escalation and prisoner conditions as motives for planning the operation.
• Deif said in the film that God had appointed him and his comrades for jihad, marshalling capabilities built over decades of work for the battle.