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Gaza: Mosques announce death of Hamas military leader targeted by Israeli strikes

Israel has not said if he was killed in the air strikes

People carry a body identified by mourners as Hamas' military wing commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, during a funeral, in Gaza City, May 16, 2026. Reuters

Reuters
Published 16.05.26, 03:11 PM

Mosques in northern Gaza on Saturday announced that Hamas' military wing commander had died, a day after Israel's military said that it had targeted the armed wing chief in airstrikes.

Witnesses said that mosques in Gaza City had announced Izz al-Din al-Haddad's "martyrdom". There was no immediate comment from Hamas on the fate of the militant group's military chief.

Israel has not said if he was killed in the air strikes.

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