US EditionIsrael strikes car in Gaza City, says it killed senior Hamas commander
- On Saturday, Israeli forces said they killed Raed Saad by striking a car in Gaza City after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the strike following a Hamas explosive device that wounded two soldiers.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strike was ordered in response to a Hamas explosive device that wounded two Israeli soldiers and targeted Saad for rebuilding Hamas' weapons.
- An eyewitness who spoke to AFP described missiles setting the vehicle ablaze, while Gaza health authority and Gaza civil defence agency reported four or five killed and at least 25 wounded; Saad's family announced a funeral for Sunday.
- Both sides accused each other on Saturday of violating the October 10 ceasefire, with Hamas calling the car strike a 'blatant violation'; Reuters and The Jerusalem Post described it as the highest-profile assassination since the armistice.
- Aid agencies warn that shortages and storm damage threaten returns to Gaza City as nearly 795,000 displaced Palestinians face heightened risk and aid deliveries average 459 trucks daily since Oct. 12, below the 600 agreed.
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Israel strikes car in Gaza City, says it killed senior Hamas commander
The Israeli military said on Saturday it killed Ra’ad Sa’ad, a senior Hamas commander, by striking a car in Gaza City. Gaza health authorities said the attack on the car killed five people and wounded at least 25 others. In a joint statement on X, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said they directed Sa'ad be killed after a Hamas explosive device detonated and wounded Israeli soldiers. Sa'ad, according to Israel, …
Senior Hamas Commander Killed in Gaza, Israel Says
The Israeli military said it killed a senior Hamas commander in a strike in Gaza City on Dec. 13, amid an ongoing cease-fire in the territory. In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they successfully targeted Ra’ad Sa’ad, whom they identified as the head of weapons production for Hamas and an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. “Sa’ad was one of the last remaining veteran senior militants in the Gaza Strip an…
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