### [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-mosques-announce-death-hamas-military-leader-after-israeli-targeting-claim-2026-05-16/)
2. [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-confirms-hamas-gaza-chief-izz-al-din-al-haddad-killed-in-airstrike/)

### Changes:

1. The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike.  _2026-05-16 19:35:50 (First version)_
1. The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike.  _(Current version)_

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