Hamas leader tied to Oct. 7 attack planning killed in latest strike: Israel 

Israel announced Saturday that its latest strikes in Gaza killed a top strategist that helped carried out Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the nation, which sparked a wider war in the region.

The Israel Security Agency (ISA) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared in a joint statement that the country’s armed forces conducted a “precise strike” in Gaza on Friday, killing Izz al-Din al-Haddad. 

“Haddad is one of the last senior commanders in Hamas’ military wing who directed the planning and execution of the October 7th massacre and the management of combat operations against IDF troops,” they said. “His elimination joins the eliminations of numerous other senior Hamas military wing commanders during the war.”

Nearly 1,200 people were killed during Hamas’s initial attack and 250 were taken hostage. Israel........

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