‘SIGNIFICANT OPERATION’:
The attack, which killed six other people, including al-Haddad’s wife and daughter, comes amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
AP, TEL AVIV
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing who was one of the last surviving architects of the attacks that triggered the war in late 2023, the Israeli military said on Saturday. Hamas confirmed the death.Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed on Friday, Israel’s army said, describing him as one of the senior Hamas military commanders who directed the planning and execution of the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and saw more than 250 taken hostage.
Palestinians place their hands on the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, draped in a Hamas flag during his funeral in Gaza City on Saturday
