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Daily Telegraph
9 hours ago
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- Daily Telegraph
Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa killed in IDF airstrike
Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Israel's military 'eliminated' a founding Hamas military leader and mastermind behind the October 7 attack, Tel Aviv officials said on Saturday. Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa was killed during a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Al-Issa was one of the final remaining founding members of the terrorist organisation's military wing and played a crucial role in the October 7, 2023 attack that launched the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a founding Hamas military leader responsible for planning the October 7 attack, was killed during a targeted airstrike. Picture: X 'Issa led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre,' the IDF said in a post on X. 'As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against Israelis. 'The IDF & (Israel Security Agency) will continue to locate and eliminate all terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre.' Al-Issa was a 'key source of knowledge' for Hamas and held a litany of high-ranking positions within the group prior to October 7, including as the Head of the Training Headquarters. He was pivotal to rebuilding Hamas' organisational systems that were damaged over the last several months. Al-Issa was also a co-founder of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades' military academy, where he trained thousands of terrorists and influenced the structure of Hamas' military wing, the Jerusalem Post reported. He arrived in Gaza in 2005 from Syria, and was reportedly with his wife and grandson during the strike. Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Picture: Bashar Taleb/AFP Al-Issa's death comes just days after the IDF claimed to have killed the leader of Mujahideen Brigades, the Palestinian jihadist group responsible for the kidnappings and murders of Hamas' hostages captured on October 7. Asaad Abu Sharia was taken out in a joint operation in Gaza City last Saturday by the IDF and the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency. Last month, the IDF also killed Hamas chief Mohammad Sinwar during an airstrike on a Gaza hospital. Sinwar was hiding in tunnels beneath the building, with dramatic footage capturing the moment IDF soldiers ripped his body from the rubble. This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission Originally published as Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa killed in IDF airstrike
Yahoo
11 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Hamas co-founder and October 7 massacre mastermind 'killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip'
A co-founder of Hamas and mastermind behind the October 7 massacre has been killed in an airstrike, Israel has claimed. The Israel Defence Forces released a statement on Saturday evening saying it 'eliminated' Hakham Muhammad Issa al-Issa in Sabra, western Gaza on Friday. He arrived in the besieged Palestinian territory in 2005 from Syria, and was reportedly with his wife and grandson during the attack. Asaad Abu Sharia — head of the Mujahideen Brigades, which operates independently of Hamas but collaborates closely with militants from Palestinian Islamic Jihad's armed wing, Saraya Al Quds, — also died in the operation, the IDF said. 🔴 ELIMINATED: eliminated Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa—one of the founders of Hamas' military led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre. As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against IDF & ISA will… — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 28, 2025 At the time of his death, al-Issa was serving as head of Hamas' combat support headquarters. As a founding members of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades' military academy, al-Issa is said to have trained thousands of terrorists, the Jerusalem Post reported. And as a representative on Hamas' general security council, al-Issa played a significant role in the planning and execution of the group's horrific assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. He played pivotal role in helping to rebuild Hamas' organisational systems that were damaged by Israeli forces over the last several months. The IDF said in a statement: 'The IDF & (Israel Security Agency) will continue to locate and eliminate all terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre.' Israel has killed several high-ranking Hamas officials over the last 18 months, including the group's chief Mohammed Sinwar last month. Israel's retaliatory response to October 7 has killed more than 58,000 Palestinians, according to Hamas-backed health officials, and destroyed much of Gaza's coastal territory. US President Donald Trump on Friday indicated that a peace deal between Israel and Hamas may come into force within the next week, although it was not clear whether it would be a temporary or permanent ceasefire.
Telegraph
11 hours ago
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- Telegraph
We've killed Hamas' Oct 7 mastermind, IDF claim
The Hamas chief who is believed to be the mastermind of the Oct 7 attacks is reported to have been killed by an Israeli airstrike, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). In a statement on X, the IDF said it had 'eliminated' Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa – 'one of the founders of Hamas' military wing' in a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza. 'Issa led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre,' the post said. 'As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against Israelis.' A total of 1,320 Israelis were killed and more than 251 hostages seized in the Oct 7 attacks in 2023. The IDF claims Al-Issa 'played a significant role in the planning and execution of the attack as well as serving as Head of the Training Headquarters'. They added he is 'one of the last remaining senior Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip'. 'The IDF & ISA will continue to locate and eliminate all terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre,' they added.
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Hamas chief 'who masterminded October 7 attack' is killed by Israeli airstrike, IDF say
The Hamas chief allegedly behind the attacks on October 7 has been killed by an Israeli airstrike, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). In a post on X, the IDF reported that it 'eliminated' Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa - 'one of the founders of Hamas' military wing' in a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza. 'Issa led Hamas' force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre,' the post said. 'As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial & naval attacks against Israelis. 'The IDF & ISA will continue to locate and eliminate all terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre,' they added. The post on X is accompanied by a picture of Al-Issa and claims he is 'one of the last remaining senior Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
