Israel Says Head of Hamas’s Military Wing Killed in Strike

The strike, which killed seven, targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad—the most senior Hamas leader in Gaza.

An Israeli soldier covers his ears as a self-propelled artillery howitzer fires rounds from a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Nov. 6, 2023. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

Israel carried out a series of strikes in Gaza City on Friday, targeting what it calls one of the “architects” of Hamas’s terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Netanyahu and Katz said Israel was targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’s military wing and its most senior leader after the Israeli military killed commander ​Mohammed Sinwar in May 2025.