Israel says it killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the architects of Oct. 7 attacks
Hamas said the strike killed Haddad and six others as Israel intensified attacks despite the ceasefire, according to local health officials.
- On Friday, Israel killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas's Qassam Brigades, in a Gaza City strike; his family and officials confirmed the death of the senior commander, an architect of the October 7 attacks.
- Known as the 'Ghost of al-Qassam,' Haddad assumed leadership of the militant group's military wing after his predecessor, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed, according to Israeli officials.
- Former hostages Liri Albag and Emily Damari celebrated the news, with Damari stating, 'It's official, Raz al-Din al-Haddad has been eliminated!' The Friday strike also injured six people near Al-Shifa Hospital.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz stated Haddad held hostages with 'severe cruelty' and refused to implement the agreement led by President Trump to disarm Hamas.
- Despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire, Nickolay Mladenov, former UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, noted that disarmament remains a hurdle; he conditioned Israel's full withdrawal on Hamas stepping back from governance and decommissioning its weapons.
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Almost everyone involved in the attack on Israel – October 7, 2023 – has been killed, it says.
Netanyahu says Israel ‘very close’ to eliminating Oct 7 attack masterminds
JERUSALEM, May 18 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel had almost completed a key goal of the war in Gaza — eliminating all those responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack.His remarks followed the Israeli military’s announcement that Ezzedine Al-Haddad, commander of Hamas’s armed wing, had been killed in an airstrike in Gaza on Friday.In the aftermath of the October 7 assault, Netanyahu pledged to target and el…
While critics declare a victory over Hamas in Gaza impossible, Israel's prime minister sees his country on a good path. Almost none of the heads of October 7 are still alive, explains Netanyahu. 60 percent of the Gaza Strip controls the Israeli army.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is close to achieving one of its objectives, namely the killing of all those responsible for organizing the attacks of 7 October 2023, according to a statement from his press office.
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was about to achieve one of its objectives: to kill all those responsible for organizing the October 7 attacks, according to a statement from his office.
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