Israel's military said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza who it described as one of the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the two-year-long war . The military said it killed Raed Saad after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory's south.

On Sunday, Hamas confirmed Saad's death, saying he was the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel had described him as an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza, and asserted that he had been "engaged in rebuilding the terrorist organization" in a violation of the ceasefire that took effect two months ago.

Hamas said the strike that killed Saad was a "blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement." It also said it had named a new commander but did no

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