Mohammed Deif has been the head of Hamas' military wing.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
As attacks intensify along Israel's northern border with Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday that if a cease-fire agreement is reached, "our front will cease fire without discussion."
An Israeli delegation is headed to Doha, Qatar, to continue cease-fire talks, an Israeli official told ABC News.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East Brett McGurk on Wednesday, according to the Israeli prime minister's office.
In the meeting, Netanyahu "emphasized his commitment to the deal as long as Israel's red lines are preserved," Netanyahu's office said.
-ABC News’ Jordana Miller and Ellie Kaufman
In the last 24 hours, 52 people have been killed in Gaza and another 208 people have been injured, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said.
The Israel Defense Forces said over the last day its forces have killed terrorists in areas in southern Gaza, central Gaza and northern Gaza.
The IDF said one of the counterterrorism operations overnight targeted "terrorists who were operating inside UNRWA's Headquarters."
"After a defined corridor was opened to facilitate the evacuation of civilians from the area, IDF troops conducted a targeted raid on the structure, eliminated terrorists in close-quarters combat, and located large amounts of weapons," the IDF said.
-ABC News’ Jordana Miller
The Israel Defense Forces struck Syrian military infrastructure on Wednesday, the military said.
"A short while ago, IDF tanks and artillery struck military infrastructure that was used by the Syrian military, which violated the Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Syria (1974) in the buffer zone," IDF said on messaging app Telegram.
Israel added that it held the Syrian military "responsible."
"The IDF holds the Syrian military responsible for all activities occurring within its territory and will not allow any attempts to violate Israeli sovereignty," the IDF said.
-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey
