Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779864466854177449945344417498934612091749893469728 (1).webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This picture taken from Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, shows rocket trails in the sky late on June 13, 2025, after Iran struck Israel with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic&#x27;s nuclear and military facilities<em>. Eyad Baba, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>JERUSALEM, Undefined — Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas&#x27;s armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack this month.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/21/israeli-minister-sparks-outcry-over-video-of-bound-flotilla-activists-0014">Israeli minister sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists</a></div><p>Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the &quot;commander of the armed wing of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza was eliminated yesterday and sent to meet his associates in the depths of hell.&quot;</p><p>Hamas has not yet commented.</p><p>&quot;In the Prime Minister&#x27;s name and in my own, congratulations to the IDF and the Shin Bet on the brilliant execution,&quot; Katz said in a post on X.</p><p>&quot;We committed ourselves to eliminating everyone who led the October 7 massacre, and that is what we will do: they are all marked for death, wherever they may be.&quot;</p><p>After announcing the strike on Tuesday, Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a joint statement that Odeh had &quot;served as head of Hamas intelligence during the October 7 massacre and was appointed approximately one week ago as successor to Ezzedine al-Haddad.&quot;</p><p>Haddad was killed by an Israeli strike on May 15.</p><p>&quot;Odeh was responsible for the murder, abduction and injury of numerous Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers,&quot; Katz and Netanyahu said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/22/humanitarian-situation-in-gaza-still-catastrophic-ngos-0841">Humanitarian situation in Gaza still catastrophic: NGOs</a></div><p>In the aftermath of Hamas&#x27;s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Netanyahu pledged to target and eliminate the leaders behind it.</p><p>The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.</p><p>Israel&#x27;s retaliatory response in Gaza has killed at least 72,803 people, according to the territory&#x27;s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority.</p><p>Israel has previously killed Hamas&#x27;s former political chief Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, its Gaza chief who was widely regarded as the mastermind of the October 7 attack.</p><p>It also killed Mohammed Deif, the longtime commander of Hamas&#x27;s armed wing, known as the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, as well as Mohammed Sinwar, who succeeded his brother Yahya Sinwar, as Gaza chief</p><p>Israeli strikes have also targeted Hamas operatives in Lebanon and senior Iran-backed Hezbollah commanders allied with the group, including former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TKU9Yi7jdHI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BMvpaPUd-kA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0daeaAnDrgA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSBGJj4l3s4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack this month.</p>

Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack this month.

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Israel says killed new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike

Agence France-Presse

Published May 27, 2026 02:50 PM PHT

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