{"id":4359,"date":"2025-12-14T05:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T05:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/israel-claims-to-have-killed-senior-hamas-commander-raed-saad-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T05:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T05:35:15","slug":"israel-claims-to-have-killed-senior-hamas-commander-raed-saad-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/israel-claims-to-have-killed-senior-hamas-commander-raed-saad-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel claims to have killed senior Hamas commander, Raed Saad, in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or from medics that Saad was among the dead.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The Israeli military says it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in a strike in Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>The attack on Saturday killed five people and wounded at least 25, according to Gaza health authorities.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/12\/fourteen-palestinians-including-children-die-in-gaza-amid-storm-byron\">Fourteen Palestinians, including children, die in Gaza amid Storm Byron<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/12\/israel-approves-19-new-west-bank-settlements-in-major-annexation-push\">Israel approves 19 new West Bank settlements in major annexation push<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/12\/un-general-assembly-adopts-resolution-demanding-israel-allow-aid-into-gaza\">UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding Israel allow aid into Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed Saad. It said a civilian vehicle had been struck outside Gaza City and asserted it was a violation of the ceasefire that took effect on October.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Telegram, the army alleged that the commander had been operating to re-establish Hamas\u2019s capabilities, which have been severely depleted by more than two years of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2025\/12\/13\/live-storm-byron-passes-misery-remains-in-gaza-after-14-killed\">Israel\u2019s genocidal war on Gaza<\/a>. It described him as one of the architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>If Saad was killed, it would be the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since a fragile ceasefire deal came into effect in October.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli defence official told the Reuters news agency that Saad had been targeted in the attack, describing him as the head of Hamas\u2019s weapons manufacturing force.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas sources have also described him as the second-in-command of the group\u2019s armed wing, after Izz al-Din al-Haddad.<\/p>\n<p>Saad used to head Hamas\u2019s Gaza City battalion, one of the group\u2019s largest and best-equipped, those sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The Wafa news agency reported that an Israeli drone hit a vehicle at the Nabulsi junction in the west of Gaza City, resulting in casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The agency did not report on specific numbers, and it was not clear if the attack was the one that allegedly killed the Hamas member.<\/p>\n<p>Since the ceasefire started in October, Israel has continued to attack Gaza daily \u2013 reaching nearly 800 times and killing at least 386 people \u2013 in a clear breach of the agreement, according to authorities in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel also continues to block the majority of aid trucks from entering the enclave. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/12\/un-general-assembly-adopts-resolution-demanding-israel-allow-aid-into-gaza\">backed a resolution<\/a> demanding that Israel open unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, stop attacking UN facilities, and comply with international law, in line with its obligations as an occupying power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or from medics that Saad was among the dead. The Israeli military says it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in a strike in Gaza City. The attack on Saturday killed five people and wounded at least 25, according to Gaza health authorities. 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