Overview
- Israeli leaders, who said they targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad on Friday, reported initial signs the operation succeeded, though news outlets have not verified the claim.
- Hamas has not commented on al-Haddad’s fate and independent confirmation of his status is not available.
- Two strikes hit a Rimal apartment and a nearby vehicle in Gaza City, and health officials reported at least seven people killed and dozens wounded, including women and a child.
- Officials said the government approved the hit about a week and a half earlier, with continuous surveillance leading to what they described as an operational opening.
- This is the highest-level Hamas target since an October ceasefire, a period that Gaza’s Health Ministry says has seen more than 850 people killed in Israeli attacks, and mediators have pressed Hamas to disarm under the U.S. plan.