{"id":18216,"date":"2025-06-01T08:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T08:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18216"},"modified":"2025-06-01T08:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T08:04:20","slug":"israels-defense-minister-threatens-assassination-of-senior-hamas-leaders-abroad-and-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/01\/israels-defense-minister-threatens-assassination-of-senior-hamas-leaders-abroad-and-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s Defense Minister Threatens Assassination of Senior Hamas Leaders Abroad and in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz threatened on Saturday to assassinate senior Hamas political bureau member Khaleel al-Hayya and Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a senior commander in Hamas\u2019s military wing, the Qassam Brigades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"1090\">The statement from Katz\u2019s office followed the Israeli army\u2019s announcement that it had assassinated Mohammed al-Sinwar, a senior commander in the Qassam Brigades, during an airstrike on May 13 in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1217\">Katz stated: \u201cIzz al-Din al-Haddad is in Gaza, Khaleel al-Hayya is abroad \u2014 you are next,\u201d without providing further details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1429\">Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli military said in a statement that a joint operation with the Shin Bet on May 13 targeted a Hamas command complex beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis, allegedly killing:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1605\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1480\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1480\">Mohammed al-Sinwar, a top Qassam commander<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1537\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1537\">Mohammed Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1605\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1605\">Mahdi Kawari, commander of the southern Khan Younis battalion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1660\">Hamas has not confirmed or denied the Israeli claims.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14471\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14471 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kats-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Saturday to assassinate senior Hamas political bureau member Khaleel al-Hayya\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kats-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kats-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kats-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kats-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/kats.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yisrael Katz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1857\">Khaleel al-Hayya has served as Deputy Head of Hamas\u2019s Political Bureau since August 2024 and is currently a member of the group\u2019s leadership council, residing outside the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1990\">Izz al-Din al-Haddad is a top Qassam Brigades commander, heading the Gaza City Brigade and serving on the group\u2019s military council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2122\">On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also claimed the military had killed Mohammed al-Sinwar in Gaza on May 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\" data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2383\">Since October 7, 2023, Yisrael has waged a genocidal war on Gaza, involving mass killings, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement. The war continues despite global appeals and rulings from the International Court of Justice demanding a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18079\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1236.jpg\" alt=\"The statement from Katz\u2019s office followed the Israeli army\u2019s announcement that it had assassinated Mohammed al-Sinwar, a senior commander in the Qassam Brigades\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1236.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1236-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1236-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed Sinwar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-22\" data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2653\">The ongoing Israeli assault \u2014 backed by the U.S. \u2014 has resulted in over 178,000 Palestinian casualties, including thousands of children and women, with over 11,000 missing and hundreds of thousands displaced, amid a deadly famine claiming more lives daily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz threatened on Saturday to assassinate senior Hamas political bureau member Khaleel al-Hayya and Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a senior commander in Hamas\u2019s military wing, the Qassam Brigades. 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