Israel eliminates head of Hamas' military wing in Gaza strike

The caller caput of Hamas’ subject helping has been taken retired by Israeli forces successful an airstrike. 

Mohammed Odeh, who was "responsible for planning and coordinating Hamas terrorists’ infiltration and onslaught targets during the October 7 Massacre," was killed in an operation in bluish Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday. 

"Odeh served arsenic the Head of Hamas’ subject helping pursuing the elimination of Izz al-Din al-Haddad," according to the IDF, which shared a photograph showing Odeh among different now-deceased Hamas leadership. 

"Odeh was liable for the murder, abduction, and wounding of galore Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said successful a associated statement. "We volition proceed to prosecute anyone who took portion successful the October 7 massacre. Sooner oregon later, Israel volition scope them all."

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The Israel Defense Forces said Mohammed Odeh, right, was killed successful a caller airstrike successful bluish Gaza. (IDF)

Haddad was eliminated by an Israeli Air Force onslaught successful Gaza City earlier this month, subject officials said.

"The IDF volition proceed to prosecute our enemies, onslaught them, and hold accountable everyone who took portion successful the October 7 Massacre. We volition not relent until we scope them each — this is our work to each those who returned and to each our civilians," IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir was quoted arsenic saying pursuing Haddad's death.

The IDF said, "Following the elimination of his predecessors, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Sinwar," Haddad had "assumed power of Hamas and worked to rebuild its subject capabilities and infrastructure — a blatant usurpation of the ceasefire agreement." 

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Emergency teams responded to a residential gathering successful the Rimal country of Gaza City pursuing Israeli airstrikes connected May 26, 2026. (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

"Haddad was 1 of the longest-serving commanders successful Hamas and played a cardinal relation successful its violent rule. He climbed the ranks and precocious into important positions, past was tasked with coordinating and readying the October 7 Massacre invasion," the IDF said successful the announcement of Haddad’s death.

Mourners transportation images of Hamas subject helping commandant Izz al-Din al-Haddad during a ceremonial successful Gaza City connected May 16, 2026. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)

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 "Throughout the war, helium was progressive successful the holding of galore Israeli hostages successful Hamas captivity," the IDF added. 

"In each speech I held with the hostages who returned, the sanction of the arch-terrorist Izz al-Din al-Haddad… came up again and again," Zamir said.