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Israel says it killed leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the architects of Oct. 7 attacks

Nypost · · 148 words · By Associated Press
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“Israel says it has killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the architects of the Oct, 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Gamereactor and other web search results, report that Israel claims to have killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, describing him as a military leader connected to the October 7 attacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the wake of the October 7 attacks that sparked the Gaza war, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted 251 people from Israel to the Gaza Strip, including children, women, and elderly pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks
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“Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a strike in Gaza City on Friday, Israel’s army said.”
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The Wikipedia entry for Izz al-Din al-Haddad explicitly lists his death date as 15 May 2026. Web search results further confirm the Israeli army's statement that he was killed in a strike in Gaza City on Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Qassam Brigades, also known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (EQB; Arabic: كتائب الشهيد عز الدين القسام, romanized: Katāʾib ash-Shahīd ʿIzz ad-Dīn al-Qassām, lit. 'The Battalions of the Martyr …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qassam_Brigades
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 1956, the Gaza Strip was captured by Israel from Egypt for a period of four months during the Suez Crisis before returning it back to Egypt in March 1957 due to heavy international pressure. Israel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gaza…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Izz al-Din al-Haddad (Arabic: عز الدين الحداد, romanized: ʻIzz al-Dīn al-Ḥaddād, 1970 – 15 May 2026), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Suhaib (Arabic: أبو صهيب), was a Palestinian politician and mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_al-Din_al-Haddad
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“He was one of the last senior commanders in Hamas’ military who had directed the planning and execution of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel.”
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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm that Izz al-Din al-Haddad was a senior commander and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Qassam Brigades, also known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (EQB; Arabic: كتائب الشهيد عز الدين القسام, romanized: Katāʾib ash-Shahīd ʿIzz ad-Dīn al-Qassām, lit. 'The Battalions of the Martyr …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qassam_Brigades
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Izz al-Din al-Haddad (Arabic: عز الدين الحداد, romanized: ʻIzz al-Dīn al-Ḥaddād, 1970 – 15 May 2026), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Suhaib (Arabic: أبو صهيب), was a Palestinian politician and mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_al-Din_al-Haddad
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“Haddad assumed the role after his predecessor, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed, Israeli officials said.”
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Multiple sources, including a specific web search result and Wikipedia entries for both Mohammed Sinwar (died May 13, 2025) and Izz al-Din al-Haddad, confirm that Haddad succeeded Mohammed Sinwar as the leader of the military wing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Izz al-Din al-Haddad (Arabic: عز الدين الحداد, romanized: ʻIzz al-Dīn al-Ḥaddād, 1970 – 15 May 2026), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Suhaib (Arabic: أبو صهيب), was a Palestinian politician and mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_al-Din_al-Haddad
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan al-Sinwar (Arabic: محمد إبراهيم حسن السنوار, romanized: Muḥammad Ibrāhīm Ḥasan as-Sinwār; 16 September 1975 – 13 May 2025) was a Palestinian politician and militant who became …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Sinwar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar (Arabic: يحيى إبراهيم حسن السنوار, romanized: Yaḥyá Ibrāhīm Ḥasan as-Sinwār; 29 October 1962 – 16 October 2024) was a Palestinian militant and politician who served as four…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Sinwar
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“On Saturday, Haddad’s family confirmed his death to The Associated Press.”
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While the death of Izz al-Din al-Haddad is verified by multiple sources, the specific detail that his family confirmed the death to the Associated Press on Saturday is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, though the death itself is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al-Qassam Brigades, also known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (EQB; Arabic: كتائب الشهيد عز الدين القسام, romanized: Katāʾib ash-Shahīd ʿIzz ad-Dīn al-Qassām, lit. 'The Battalions of the Martyr …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qassam_Brigades
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hakkâri dynasty or the Emirate of Hakkâri (Kurdish: Hekarî) was a Kurdish emirate centered around the city of Hakkâri, and to the west of Lake Urmia on the border with Iran, which ruled a wide var…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakkâri_dynasty
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web search NEUTRAL — Al Haddad is one of the last remaining senior members of Hamas who were responsible for the October 7 attack.He was once a member of Al Majd, a Hamas internal security that identified Palestinians who…
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2026/05/hamas-comman…
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