Senior Hamas Commander Killed in Gaza, Israel Says

Terrorist group Hamas called on the mediating parties to the cease-fire deal to act to restrain the Israeli government from conducting such strikes.

The destruction in a residential neighborhood, following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, on Oct. 18, 2025. Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

The Israeli military said it killed a senior Hamas commander in a strike in Gaza City on Dec. 13, amid an ongoing cease-fire in the territory.

In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they successfully targeted Ra’ad Sa’ad, whom they identified as the head of weapons production for Hamas and an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.