Hamas confirms top commander killed in Israeli air strike
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Saturday, 16 May, 2026, 22:32
![]() A Hamas official has confirmed to the BBC that Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, commander of the group's armed wing, was killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that Haddad had been "responsible for the murder, kidnapping and injury of thousands of Israeli civilians and IDF [Israel Defense Forces] soldiers". Israel described him as "one of the architects of the October 7 massacre". |

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