Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of the northern Gaza brigade, and alleged replacement for Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Izz al-Din al-Haddad is already listed as a target by Israel, alongside several senior Hamas officials located abroad.
After Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed by the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Saturday, there is currently one name at the top of Israel’s assassination list: Izz al-Din al-Haddad, commander of the Gaza City Brigade, who helped plan and lead the October 7 massacre.
According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Izz al-Din al-Haddad is already listed as a target by Israel. Alongside his name are several senior Hamas officials abroad, who have also been designated by security officials as viable targets. However, their assassination operations are under the jurisdiction of the Mossad, and the execution approval is the responsibility of the political echelon.
Abu Obeida was a primary target not only because of the military damage he could cause, but also because of the political damage he had caused Israel. Above all, his death is a victory in terms of public awareness. Abu Obeida was a central figure very close to the inner circle of former Hamas chiefs Mohammed and Yahya Sinwar, as well as to Mohammed Deif, who led the terror group’s military wing.
Abu Obeida was ‘the face of Hamas’
At the same time, Abu Obeida maintained ties with field commanders and was a central figure in Hamas’s foreign relations. He was perceived in Gaza as the face of Hamas, and any statement from him was accepted without question. According to Israeli sources, he was the dominant figure in Hamas’s starvation campaign, which caused diplomatic harm to Israel among the international community.
Scene of the strike in northern Gazs City, where Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeida was reportedly present on August 30, 2025. (credit: TPS-IL)
The IDF said that the Shin Bet and the Military Intelligence Directorate worked hard to locate Obeida. The operation on Saturday evening was made possible through precise intelligence provided by the Shin Bet. The acting head of the agency, David Zini, led the operation from a Shin Bet operations center in central Israel, and was managed from a special operations room.
“If he were in a building like we understand, he wouldn’t have been able to leave it alive. The strike was precise, and anyone…
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