Netanyahu praises IDF for strike killing Hamas ‘chief murderer’ and Oct. 7 mastermind
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the killing of Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad in a recent airstrike. Al-Haddad was described as a key figure behind the October 7, 2023, massacre. Netanyahu emphasized Israel's commitment to pursuing all terrorists involved in such attacks.
- ▪Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a precision airstrike in Gaza City.
- ▪Netanyahu referred to al-Haddad as the 'chief murderer' responsible for the October 7 attack.
- ▪Israeli President Isaac Herzog praised the operation and quoted a Psalm about pursuing enemies.
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World News Netanyahu praises IDF for strike killing Hamas ‘chief murderer’ and Oct. 7 mastermind By Jewish News Syndicate Published May 17, 2026, 2:12 p.m. ET Originally Published by: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israeli forces had targeted and killed the head of Hamas’s “military wing” Izz al-Din al-Haddad, calling him the “chief murderer” and a key figure behind the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. “Every terrorist is a marked man; we will pursue and reach them all,” the premier stated along with an IDF image of al-Haddad. The leading terrorist was killed in a precision airstrike in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said in a joint statement earlier Saturday.
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