New Delhi, May 16 -- The Israeli officials on Saturday (local time) said that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a long-serving Hamas commander who helped plan the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, was killed on Friday.

He was the head of Hamas's military wing and had replaced Mohammed Sinwar, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a news release.

The IDF added that following the elimination of Sinwar, Haddad assumed his role, worked to rebuild Hamas' capabilities, and planned numerous terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.

Throughout the war, Haddad was also involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity and managed Hamas' hostage captivity system by surrounding himself with hostages in an attempt to preve...