Freed hostages Liri Albag and Emily Damari say Izz al-Din al-Haddad held them in Hamas tunnels and helped plan their abductions; Israel says it targeted the Gaza chief and October 7 architect in a Gaza City strike, as Hamas prepares to choose a new political leader

Former Israeli hostages Liri Albag and Emily Damari welcomed reports that Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad was targeted in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, accusing him…

Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the…