Al-Haddad killed: Israel takes out Hamas military chief
Israel has killed Izz al-Din Al Haddad, commander of Hamas's armed wing and the man in charge of the October 7 hostages. The strike adds to a leadership decapitation campaign.
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Israel takes out Hamas military chief, the mastermind of October 7
On May 16, 2026, an Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al Haddad, head of Hamas's armed wing and directly responsible for the hostages taken in Gaza during the October 7, 2023 attack. Both Israel and Hamas sources confirmed the operation, which brings the number of senior Sarracinist group commanders eliminated in recent months to more than a dozen. The news, reported by El Mundo from Jerusalem, comes amid constant escalation in the Strip.
The relentless hunt for Hamas's top brass
Al Haddad was considered the organization's number three and coordinated military operations from Gaza's tunnels. His death trinc that of other leaders such as Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, in what analysts describe as a systematic decapitation campaign against the terrorist command structure. Israel, without officially confirming the method, is reported to have used precision intelligence to locate him in an underground hideout in the south of the Strip.
Mixed reactions online
While circles close to Netanyahu celebrate the strike as a step toward dissolving the militias, others mock the military language: "they always attack the arm, why not the leg or the balls?", reads one forum post, a jab at the term "armed wing." Some even bring up Hezbollah and its fighters, drawing parallels with the technological war Israel is waging on several fronts.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has issued no statements, but military sources quoted by El Mundo say the operation is part of the "elimination without pause but without haste" of those behind October 7. For now, RTVE and the Spanish government remain completely silent.
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On May 16, 2026, an Israeli airstrike killed Izz al-Din Al Haddad, head of Hamas's armed wing and directly responsible for the hostages taken in Gaza during the October 7, 2023 attack. Both Israel and Hamas sources confirmed the operation, which brings the number of senior Sarracinist group commanders eliminated in recent months to more than a dozen. The news, reported by El Mundo from Jerusalem, comes amid constant escalation in the Strip.
The relentless hunt for Hamas's top brass
Al Haddad was considered the organization's number three and coordinated military operations from Gaza's tunnels. His death trinc that of other leaders such as Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, in what analysts describe as a systematic decapitation campaign against the terrorist command structure. Israel, without officially confirming the method, is reported to have used precision intelligence to locate him in an underground hideout in the south of the Strip.
Mixed reactions online
While circles close to Netanyahu celebrate the strike as a step toward dissolving the militias, others mock the military language: "they always attack the arm, why not the leg or the balls?", reads one forum post, a jab at the term "armed wing." Some even bring up Hezbollah and its fighters, drawing parallels with the technological war Israel is waging on several fronts.
The Israeli Ministry of Defense has issued no statements, but military sources quoted by El Mundo say the operation is part of the "elimination without pause but without haste" of those behind October 7. For now, RTVE and the Spanish government remain completely silent.
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