Hamas confirms the death of its military commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad in an Israeli raid

On Saturday, Hamas confirmed the killing of one of its most prominent military leaders, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, following an Israeli assassination targeting him in the Gaza Strip. Reuters quoted a senior official in the movement as confirming the news of the death of Al-Haddad, who is considered one of the prominent leaders in the movement's military wing. Mosques in the northern Gaza Strip announced on Saturday the "martyrdom" of mourning, according to eyewitnesses, one day after the official Israeli announcement that it had been targeted in raids On Friday, Israel announced, through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, that it had carried out an assassination operation against Al-Haddad in Gaza City. The Israeli statement described Haddad as “responsible for killing, abducting and harming thousands of Israeli civilians and soldiers,” referring to his alleged role in the events of October 7. The statement added that the operation comes within the framework of "not containing threats and frustrating enemies in a way Proactive. "Israeli sources revealed the details of the operation, which took more than a week to prepare, as the Israeli security services monitored the mourning movements. According to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the security establishment waited for the mourning to come out of his hiding place in an apartment in Gaza City before carrying out the attack. In the operation, Israel used a combination of drones and fighter jets to target the apartment where Haddad was hiding, according to the Israel Broadcasting Corporation. Targeting a vehicle that left the site at the same time as a precaution to prevent any escape attempt, Israeli sources confirmed the accuracy of the intelligence information related to the operation.