{"id":2453385,"date":"2025-06-28T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-hamas-leader-killed-in-gaza-airstrike-idf-says-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T18:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:43:53","slug":"senior-hamas-leader-killed-in-gaza-airstrike-idf-says-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-hamas-leader-killed-in-gaza-airstrike-idf-says-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Hamas leader killed in Gaza airstrike, IDF says &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenior-hamas-leader-killed-in-gaza-airstrike-idf-says-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported the elimination of Hakham Muhammad Issa al Issa, a senior leader of Hamas and a key architect of the groupS military operations, including the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Issa was killed in a targeted airstrike in the Sabra neighborhood of the Gaza Strip. The IDF characterized him as one of the last high-ranking Hamas terrorists in the area and noted his meaningful role in the planning and execution of assaults against Israel. This operation forms part of Israel&#8217;s continued efforts to locate and eliminate individuals responsible for the October attacks, which claimed over 1,000 lives and resulted in numerous hostages being taken. Amid ongoing military actions, Israel is currently refocusing its strategy following a ceasefire in conflict with Iran, with priorities including the safe return of hostages and dismantling Hamas&#8217;s governance over Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senior Hamas leader killed in Gaza airstrike, IDF says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2160200\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a> announced they have &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-teases-income-taxes-could-be-eliminated-for-those-making-under-200000-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump teases income taxes could be \u2018...\u2019 for those making under 0,000 - Washington Examiner\">eliminated&#038;rdquo<\/a>; Hakham Muhammad Issa al Issa, a founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a>&lsquo;s military wing and a central planner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-warns-that-iranian-terrorists-are-planning-to-target-the-olympics-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... warns that ...ian terrorists are planning to target the Olympics, according to the Washington Examiner\">terrorist group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Issa, described by the IDF as &ldquo;one of the last remaining senior Hamas terrorists&rdquo; left in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaza Strip<\/a>, was killed in a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighborhood of the strip on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3457257\/can-united-nations-survive-80th-anniversary\/\">&lsquo;Not something to celebrate&#8217;: As it turns 80 and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faces dwindling global clout<\/a>, can the UN survive&#65311;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3457158\/israel-iran-attack-years-covert-intelligence-operations\/\">Israel&#8217;s urgency to attack Iran came after years of covert intelligence operations: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3457045\/trump-saved-khamenei-from-very-ugly-death-slams-iran-victory-celebration\/\">Trump says he saved Khamenei from &#8216;very ugly&#8217; death, slams Iranian victory celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;ELIMINATED: eliminated Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa &mdash; one of the founders of Hamas&rsquo; military wing. Issa led Hamas&rsquo; force build-up, training, and planned the October 7 massacre. As Head of Combat Support, he advanced aerial &amp; naval attacks against Israelis. The IDF &amp; ISA will continue to locate and eliminate all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-hells-going-on-ted-cruz-roasted-for-claiming-january-6-was-a-violent-terrorist-attack\/\" title=\"&#039;What the Hell\u2019s Going On&#039;: Ted Cruz Roasted for Claiming January 6 Was a &#039;Violent Terrorist Attack&#039;\">terrorists involved<\/a> in the October 7 massacre,&rdquo; the IDF <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/1939026068499001408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted \">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Israel viewed Issa as a &ldquo;key source of knowledge&rdquo; who played a &ldquo;significant role&rdquo; in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people, with an additional 251 taken hostage by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3452650\/status-of-251-hostages-taken-oct-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"negotiated\">negotiated<\/a> the return of 148 of those hostages, but 50 are still being held in Gaza, over half of whom are believed to be dead.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The assassination of Issa comes as Israel is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3452738\/israel-iran-ceasefire-shift-focus-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"focusing \">refocusing<\/a> its attention on Gaza following a ceasefire reached in its &ldquo;12 Day War&rdquo; on Iran earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>In remarks on Tuesday, Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show ...i Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s focus is on &ldquo;bringing the hostages home and toppling Hamas rule.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/1939026068499001408\/photo\/1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2160200\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2160200\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Hamas leader killed in Gaza airstrike, IDF reports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2453386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/senior-hamas-leader-killed-idf-strike-gaza.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3942,20083,50400,26585,4133],"class_list":["post-2453385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-airstrike","tag-gaza","tag-hamas-2","tag-idf","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/senior-hamas-leader-killed-idf-strike-gaza.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453385"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453389,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453385\/revisions\/2453389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}