Overview
- Israeli forces targeted Raed Saad, described by the IDF and Shin Bet as Hamas’ head of weapons production and a key planner of the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- The strike hit a vehicle in western Gaza City near Tel al-Hawa along Rashid Road, and the military released video footage of the operation.
- Gaza health and civil defence authorities reported at least four people killed and around 25 wounded, with casualties taken to Al-Shifa Hospital.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they ordered the operation after an explosive device wounded two Israeli soldiers in the ceasefire’s Yellow Zone.
- Hamas Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya publicly confirmed Saad’s death and called it a violation of the October ceasefire, a killing widely described as the most high-profile since the truce began.