The Israeli military on Saturday said it killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed, described as one of the architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, in an airstrike on a vehicle in Gaza City. If confirmed, it would mark the most high-profile assassination of a Hamas leader since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in October.

In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said Saed was targeted following a Hamas attack earlier in the day in which an explosive device wounded two Israeli soldiers. Gaza health authorities said the strike on the car killed five people and injured at least 25 others, though there was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or medics that Saed was among the dead.

An Israeli military official describe

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