Jerusalem/Gaza, Dec. 14 -- The Israeli military confirmed that its forces killed a senior Hamas commander in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The Israel Defence Forces and the Shin Bet security agency said in a joint statement that Ra'ad Sa'ad, head of the weapons production headquarters in Hamas' military wing, was killed.
The Israeli military described Sa'ad as one of the planners of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and "one of the last remaining senior militants" in Gaza.
It also claimed that Sa'ad was "directly responsible for violations of the ceasefire agreement" by Hamas in recent months, accusing him of leading the continued production of weapons during the ceasefire.
Hamas did not confirm the death of Sa'a...