An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Palestinians carrying framed portraits of deceased Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad during his funeral procession in Gaza City, Image 2 shows Palestinians carry the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad during his funeral in Gaza City

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Most of the architects of October 7 attacks have been killed, says Netanyahu

Updated 3 days ago
The Hill
France 24
New York Post
3 articles3 sources
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Israel says it has killed individuals linked to the Hamas leadership in its Gaza strikes, with Netanyahu framing the operations as targeting planners of the Oct. 7 attacks. Article details include Netanyahu statements calling the subjects key figures and the declarations citing recent airstrikes or strikes by the IDF and ISA. The reporting across sources notes the ongoing objective to neutralize leaders of the Oct. 7 operation, with some sources naming a top strategist or a Hamas military wing head. Disagreements center on exact identities and the status of the targets in different strikes, with France 24 and The Hill conveying core claims about leadership-targeting, while New York Post emphasizes a particular individual killed in a specific neighborhood.

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Original reporting (3)
Hamas leader tied to Oct. 7 attack planning killed in latest strike: Israel
The Hill
The Hill
Balanced
5/16/2026

Hamas leader tied to Oct. 7 attack planning killed in latest strike: Israel

Israel announced Saturday that its latest strikes in Gaza killed a top strategist that helped carried out Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the nation, which sparked a wider war in the region. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared in a joint statement that the country’s armed forces.

Most of the architects of October 7 attacks have been killed, says Netanyahu
France 24
France 24
Leaning left
5/17/2026

Most of the architects of October 7 attacks have been killed, says Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is close to finishing a key war aim in Gaza: killing the planners of the October 7 attacks. The comments came after Israel said it had killed senior Hamas commander Ezzedine Al-Haddad in an airstrike, as its campaign against the group’s leadership continues.

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Palestinians carrying framed portraits of deceased Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad during his funeral procession in Gaza City, Image 2 shows Palestinians carry the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad during his funeral in Gaza City
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/17/2026

Netanyahu praises IDF for strike killing Hamas ‘chief murderer’ and Oct. 7 mastermind

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Israeli forces had targeted and killed the head of Hamas’s “military wing” Izz al-Din al-Haddad , calling him the “chief murderer” and a key figure behind the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. “Every terrorist is a marked man; we will pursue and reach them all,”.