Overview
- The Israeli military said it targeted a senior Hamas commander in Gaza City without naming the individual, while an Israeli defense official identified the target as Raed Saed.
- Gaza health authorities and Palestinian media reported four people were killed in the strike, with no immediate confirmation that Saed was among the dead.
- Israeli officials and Hamas sources describe Saed as head of Hamas’ weapons manufacturing and a top deputy in the group’s armed wing.
- If verified, Saed’s killing would be the most prominent assassination of a Hamas leader since the ceasefire agreed in October.
- The truce has allowed returns and increased aid but not a full halt to violence, with Palestinian authorities reporting continued deaths and Israel citing ongoing operations since the deal.