Israel says new head of Hamas' military wing killed in Gaza City strikes

At least three people were killed in the attacks, which came despite a ceasefire with Hamas being in place.

Israel announced the killing of Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed leader of Hamas' military wing, during an airstrike in Gaza City. The attack resulted in at least five fatalities, including Odeh and his family members, and occurred just before Eid al-Adha.

On May 26, 2026, Israel conducted airstrikes in Gaza City, killing at least three individuals and injuring 12 others. The attacks targeted Mohammed Odeh, identified as the new head of Hamas’ military wing and a key figure in the October 7, 2023, attacks that sparked more than two years of war.

Israel's Defense Forces reported the killing of Mohammed Odeh, the new commander of Hamas' military wing, in a strike on Gaza City. Odeh had previously been in charge of Hamas’ intelligence headquarters and was appointed as the head of the military wing following the death of his predecessor.

Israel announced the killing of Mohammed Odeh, the new leader of Hamas’ military wing, during airstrikes in Gaza City. Odeh was described as one of the architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered over two years of war in Gaza.

Israel reported the killing of Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas's armed wing, in a strike in Gaza. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the commander of Hamas's armed wing was eliminated and sent to meet his associates in the depths of hell.

Israel claimed to have killed Mohammed Odeh, the leader of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza, in an airstrike in the northern part of the strip. There was no immediate response from the Palestinian group after Israel's claim.

Israel announced the killing of Mohammed Odeh, Hamas’s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor. The Israeli military stated that Odeh was killed in an operation in Gaza on Tuesday.

Israel reported the killing of Mohammed Odeh, Hamas’s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor. The Israeli military stated that Odeh was killed in an operation in Gaza on Tuesday.

A Palestinian woman was killed and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City that Israel said targeted a senior Hamas commander. Eyewitnesses and local sources reported that Israeli warplanes fired missiles at a multi-story residential building in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, triggering large explosions and fires.