Gaza Strip, May 16 -- The Israeli military on Saturday, May 16, said it had killed senior Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad in an air strike carried out in Gaza City a day earlier.

In a joint statement with the Shin Bet internal security agency, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said al-Haddad was killed in what it described as a "precise strike" on Friday.

Israeli officials accused al-Haddad of playing a major role in Hamas military operations and linked him to the October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.

The military said Izz al-Din al-Haddad assumed command of Hamas's military wing and leadership in Gaza after the killing of Mohammed Sinwar in May 2025, and had recently overseen efforts to rebuild the group's military capabilitie...