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Rabat – Hamas has confirmed the death of senior military commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad after Israel announced it had killed him in an airstrike on Gaza City.
The Israeli army said Saturday that al-Haddad, considered one of Hamas’s top military figures in Gaza, was killed during an attack carried out on Friday. Hamas later confirmed his death, according to Al Jazeera.
Al-Haddad had been leading Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, during recent months of fighting in the Gaza Strip. Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud said the commander played a key role in directing military operations against Israeli forces during Israel’s offensive across the territory.
His death comes as Israel continues heavy attacks across Gaza. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, hospitals in the enclave received 13 bodies and 57 wounded people over the past 24 hours.
The killing has raised questions about how Hamas’s military leadership may reorganize in the coming period as the war continues.
The war has also fueled tensions across the wider Middle East, particularly in Lebanon and Iran.
In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah announced that it carried out a drone strike targeting Israeli soldiers in the town of Khiam. The group said the attack came in response to repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire and attacks on Lebanese villages.
The strike happened only hours after Lebanese and Israeli negotiators agreed to extend a ceasefire arrangement for another 45 days. Despite the extension, Israeli air raids continued in southern Lebanon, including attacks near al-Shahabiya and other towns in the Tyre district.
Meanwhile, humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders condemned Israeli attacks on paramedics in Lebanon after a drone strike in Nabatieh killed two Lebanese Civil Defence workers and wounded another.
Regional tensions have also intensified around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the US of further economic consequences related to restrictions on the strategic waterway.
Iranian officials said Tehran is considering new measures to manage shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transit routes.
At the same time, Iran continues to face worsening economic pressure. Inflation in the country has reportedly climbed above 50%, while disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz are affecting imports arriving through southern Iranian ports.
