Tel Aviv, May 16 -- Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the Head of Hamas' military wing and one of the last senior commanders involved in the planning of the October 7 attacks in Israel, was eliminated in a precise airstrike in Gaza City on Friday, Israel said.

"Following the elimination of Mohammed Sinwar, Haddad assumed his role and worked to rebuild Hamas' capabilities and planned numerous terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops," Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a X post on Saturday.

Haddad was "involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity" in Gaza and managed Hamas' hostage captivity system by "surrounding himself with hostages in an attempt to prevent his elimination" during the war, the IDF said.

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