On Saturday, the Israeli army confirmed that Azz al-Din al-Haddad, a Hamas military commander, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza on Friday, May 15. Two Hamas officials also confirmed his death, stating it occurred during an attack on a residential building and a vehicle. Israel and the United States consider Hamas a terrorist organization, and the Israeli army identified al-Haddad as a planner and executor of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israeli soil.
