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Hamas Military Leader Killed in Gaza Airstrike
(Ynet News) Lior Ben Ari - Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of Hamas forces in Gaza, was killed on Friday in an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, a senior Hamas official confirmed. A day before the Oct. 7 attack, Haddad, then commander of Hamas's northern Gaza brigade, instructed his forces to take as many soldiers captive as possible and ensure their actions were documented and distributed to the media in real time. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Haddad said he had taken part in planning the Oct. 7 attack. He spoke Hebrew and held hostages in northern Gaza, including surveillance soldiers Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy and Agam Berger. Former hostage Emily Damari, who had also been held by Haddad, said, "This is a very, very important closure for many people. He planned and orchestrated Oct. 7. He murdered my friends and many other innocent people. He planned my abduction and also held me in Hamas tunnels. With God's help, we will get to every last one of them."