Hamas Military Leader Haddad Dies, Gaza Residents Hold Memorial Ceremony
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According to Palestinian media reports on the 16th, Izaddin al-Hadad, a military leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), has died.
The report stated that on the same day, several mosques in Gaza City broadcasted tributes to the deceased al-Hadad through loudspeakers.
Sources in the Gaza Strip told Xinhua reporters that local residents held a memorial ceremony at a mosque in Gaza City, where al-Hadad's wife and daughter also lost their lives in the Israeli airstrike.
A senior Hamas official also confirmed al-Hadad's death to the media on the 16th.
On the evening of the 15th, Israel conducted airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in at least 7 deaths and 50 injuries. The Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) issued a statement on the 16th confirming al-Hadad's death.
The Israeli statement said that al-Hadad was one of the planners of Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and was also one of the longest-serving commanders of Hamas. After the then military leader of Hamas, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed, al-Hadad took over the position. (Reporters: Huang Zemin, Pang Xinyi; Correspondents: Sana Kamal, Hader Abu Kweik)
Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Hadad died following an Israeli airstrike on October 15, 2023, which also resulted in at least 7 fatalities and 50 injuries. A memorial ceremony was held in Gaza City, attended by local residents and family members of the deceased. Al-Hadad was confirmed as a key planner of the October 7 attack on Israel, and his death was acknowledged by both Hamas officials and the Israeli Defense Forces.
- Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Hadad has died.
- Al-Hadad's wife and daughter also died in the airstrike.
- At least 7 people were killed and 50 injured in the Israeli airstrike on Gaza.
- Al-Hadad was one of the planners of the October 7 attack on Israel.
- The memorial ceremony took place in Gaza City.