{"id":126033,"date":"2026-05-16T18:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126033"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:50:22","slug":"hamas-confirms-killing-of-military-chief-after-israeli-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126033\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas confirms killing of military chief after Israeli strike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamas\u2019s armed wing chief Ezzedine Al-Haddad was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza the previous day, the Israeli military and Hamas confirmed on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli military and intelligence services have waged an extensive campaign targeting the group\u2019s senior political leaders and commanders in Gaza and across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, the Israeli military said it had carried out an airstrike in Gaza targeting Haddad and confirmed his death on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe IDF and the ISA announce that yesterday, in a precise strike in the area of the City of Gaza, Ezzedine Al-Haddad was eliminated,\u201d the military said, referring to itself and the Shin Bet domestic security agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Hamas officials also told&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>&nbsp;that Haddad had been killed in an Israeli strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSenior commander\u2026 Ezzedine Al-Haddad was assassinated in an Israeli strike targeting a residential apartment and a civilian vehicle in Gaza yesterday,\u201d one senior Hamas official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A member of Hamas\u2019s armed wing separately confirmed his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haddad was killed along with his wife and a daughter, according to another Hamas source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>AFP<\/em>&nbsp;photographs showed mourners carrying the body of Haddad, wrapped in a Hamas flag, on a stretcher from the ruins of a building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military claims Haddad was \u201cone of the last senior commanders in Hamas\u2019s military wing who directed the planning and execution of the October 7th massacre\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaddad managed Hamas\u2019s hostage captivity system and surrounded himself with hostages in an attempt to prevent his elimination,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2000705\/hamas-confirms-killing-of-military-chief-after-israeli-strike#significant-achievement\"><\/a>\u2018Significant achievement\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s military chief Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Zamir called the killing a \u201csignificant operational achievement\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the course of the war, Israel has claimed responsibility for the assassinations of several Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also killed Mohammed Deif, the longtime commander of Hamas\u2019s armed wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli strikes have also targeted Hamas operatives in Lebanon, as well as senior Hezbollah commanders allied with the group, including former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza has killed more than 72,700 civilians, according to the territory\u2019s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite an October&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1968141\">ceasefire,<\/a>&nbsp;Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as Israeli strikes continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 856 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began, according to the territory\u2019s health ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the same period, the Israeli military said five soldiers have been killed in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas\u2019s armed wing chief Ezzedine Al-Haddad was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza the previous day, the Israeli military and Hamas confirmed on Saturday. 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