Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike

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Israel killed Mohammed Odeh, the head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, as part of a systematic campaign targeting Hamas leaders since the October 2023 attacks. Odeh is the fourth commander of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades killed since the war began, despite an ongoing ceasefire.

Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, after killing his predecessor earlier this month despite an ongoing ceasefire. Since Hamas's October 2023 attack, Israel has systematically targeted the group's leaders, both in Gaza and across the region. Odeh is the fourth head of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades that Israel says it has killed since the start of the Gaza war.