Israel Says Head of Hamas’s Military Wing Killed in Strike
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Israel conducted a series of strikes in Gaza City targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’s military wing, as confirmed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the Israel Defense Forces. Haddad was identified as a key planner of the October 7, 2023, attack and considered the most senior Hamas leader in Gaza following the killing of Mohammed Sinwar in May 2025. The strikes resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, including Haddad. Israeli officials held Haddad responsible for attacks causing harm to thousands of Israeli civilians and soldiers.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 21:15-16 (NASB 1977)
"The execution of justice is joy for the righteous,
But is terror to the workers of iniquity.
A man who wanders from the way of understanding
Will rest in the assembly of the dead."
Commentary:
Proverbs frames justice as a sharp dividing line: relief for those harmed, terror for those who plan violence. In Gaza City, targeted strikes against a senior Hamas commander underline that leaders are held accountable for bloodshed, even when they hide among crowded streets and apartment blocks. People nearby still have to pick through debris and check on relatives. This turmoil is happening on land God gave to Israel, giving these events a prophetic weight Scripture treats as unique. It also fits the end-time pattern of intensifying conflict and hardening sides.
Prophetic Trend:
Targeted killings and reprisals in Gaza on Israel’s covenant land are tightening the cycle of justice and retaliation that Scripture associates with escalating end-time unrest.
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Source Excerpt:
Israel carried out a series of strikes in Gaza City on Friday, targeting what it calls one of the “architects” of Hamas’s terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a joint statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz. Netanyahu and Katz said Israel was targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’s military wing and its most senior leader after the Israeli military killed commander Mohammed Sinwar in May 2025. They said Haddad was “responsible for the murder, abduction, and harm inflicted on thousands of Israeli civilians [and] soldiers.” The Israel Defesnse Forces (IDF) confirmed that Haddad, one of the last senior commanders involved in the planning of the Oct. 7 massacre, was killed in the strikes.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 05-17-2026 00:59