Israel says strike killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza
Israel announced the killing of Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas's armed wing, in a recent airstrike in Gaza. This follows the earlier elimination of his predecessor, Ezzedine al-Haddad, as part of Israel's ongoing military operations against Hamas leaders. Israeli officials claim Odeh was involved in planning attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers during the ongoing conflict.
- ▪Israel claims to have killed Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas's armed wing, in an airstrike on May 26, 2026.
- ▪Odeh had recently succeeded Ezzedine al-Haddad, who was killed in a similar strike on May 15.
- ▪Israeli officials state that Odeh was responsible for numerous attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.
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World Israel says strike killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza May 27, 2026 / 2:49 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack earlier this month. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the "commander of the armed wing of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza was eliminated yesterday and sent to meet his associates in the depths of hell."Hamas hasn't commented yet."In the Prime Minister's name and in my own, congratulations to the IDF and the Shin Bet on the brilliant execution," Katz said."We committed ourselves to eliminating everyone who…
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