US EditionIsrael Says It Killed 7 October Architect Raed Saed
The strike killed five and wounded 25, targeting Saed for reestablishing Hamas' weapons production and retaliation for an attack injuring two Israeli soldiers, officials said.
- On Saturday, the Israeli military said it killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in a Gaza City car strike, with Netanyahu and Katz calling it retaliation for an attack that injured two soldiers.
- The Israeli military described Raed Saed as a 7 October, 2023 attack architect who led Hamas' Gaza City battalion and worked in recent months to rebuild Hamas' weapons manufacturing.
- There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or medics that Raed Saed was among the dead, though Gaza health authorities reported five killed and at least 25 wounded in the strike.
- Despite the truce, violence has continued and casualties persisted as Hamas condemned the strike as a ceasefire violation and Israel says three Israeli soldiers have been killed since the 10 October ceasefire began.
- Broadly, Gaza health officials report the offensive's death toll, saying Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 70,700 Palestinians, while Palestinian health authorities report at least 386 post-truce deaths.
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The Palestinian organization Hamas has confirmed the death of its senior commander Raed Saad, who died in an Israeli attack on Saturday, said Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya. Saad was considered one of the leaders of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. According to Israeli sources, 1200 people were killed and 251 others were deported to the Gaza Strip. Only a part of the hostages returned to Israel alive. A military representative said that Sa…
On Saturday, the Israeli military released footage of the killing of one of the architects of the October 7 massacre.
This would be the first high-profile assassination since the ceasefire came into effect in October.
Israel claimed to have targeted and eliminated a senior Hamas military wing official on Saturday, December 13, in the Gaza Strip. An orderly elimination, in "response to the activation of a Hamas explosive device that injured two Israeli soldiers," according to the Israeli Prime Minister's office. Raad Saad's family confirmed his death at the AFP.
A car where he followed one of Hamas' most powerful men and three more people were hit by a projetile. Islamic group claims that it was a violation of the peace agreement.
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