Hamas leader who helped plan Oct. 7 attacks has been killed, Israel says

A long-serving Hamas commander who replaced Mohammed Sinwar and helped plan the October 7 attacks in Israel was killed on Friday, Israeli officials said Saturday. Izz al-Din al-Haddad was the head of Hamas' military wing, the Israel Defense Forces said in a news release . The IDF said that he "was involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity" amid the war in Gaza and "surrounded himself with hostages to prevent his elimination." Haddad joined Hamas during its early …