{"id":2607029,"date":"2026-05-26T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-attacks-hamas-leader-in-gaza-airstrike-after-one-week-on-the-job\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:25:01","slug":"israel-attacks-hamas-leader-in-gaza-airstrike-after-one-week-on-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-attacks-hamas-leader-in-gaza-airstrike-after-one-week-on-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel attacks Hamas leader in Gaza airstrike after one week on the job"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fisrael-attacks-hamas-leader-in-gaza-airstrike-after-one-week-on-the-job%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=2607029&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>Israel carried out an airstrike in Gaza late Tuesday targeting mohammed Odeh, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-appointed-head-of-oklahoma-national-guard-wont-enforce-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Newly Appointed Head of Oklahoma National Guard Won&#039;t Enforce Vaccine Mandate\">newly appointed head<\/a> of Hamas\u2019s military wing after he took over about a week earlier. Israeli officials confirmed the operation was ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense Minister israel Katz, but they did not explicitly say whether Odeh was killed-describing him only as \u201cstruck.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Odeh is alleged by Israel to have played a central role in the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre and in the intelligence operations surrounding the abduction of Israeli civilians. Netanyahu\u2019s office said Odeh was responsible for \u201cmurder, abduction, and wounding\u201d of Israelis and IDF soldiers, and vowed Israel would continue pursuing those involved in Oct.7.  <\/p>\n<p>The strike follows earlier Israeli claims that about 11 kilometers of Hamas underground tunnel routes in northern Gaza had been \u201cdismantled.\u201d Early reports indicated a residential building in Gaza City\u2019s Rimal neighborhood was hit,though casualties were not confirmed.  <\/p>\n<p>the operation is part of wider military activity amid elevated tensions in the Middle East, including renewed Israeli bombing of Hezbollah in Lebanon while US-led talks regarding an Iran-related peace deal continue. Netanyahu also stated Israel has killed more than 700 hezbollah terrorists as entering a tentative Lebanon ceasefire, with both sides accused of violations.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> targeted the new leader of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\">Hamas\u2019s<\/a> military wing in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"217\">Gaza<\/a> airstrike late Tuesday after he filled his late predecessor\u2019s shoes about one week ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohammed Odeh was attacked, but Israeli officials did not say if he was killed. A statement from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">prime minister\u2019<\/a>s office said he was \u201cstruck.\u201d Typically, the Israeli military says a target was \u201celiminated\u201d if they died from a strike.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4581734\/north-korea-new-weapons-demonstrations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>North Korea carrying out new weapons demonstrations, South Korea warns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580515\/isis-on-march-nigeria\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>ISIS on the march in Nigeria after years on defense<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4581484\/yair-lapid-israel-opposition-us-iran-peace-deal-denounce\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid denounces emerging US-Iran peace deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the operation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odeh replaced Ezzedine al Haddad, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza less than two weeks ago. Odeh led Hamas\u2019s intelligence staff during the massacre and abduction of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, according to Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOdeh was responsible for the murder, abduction, and wounding of many Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers,\u201d Netanyahu\u2019s office <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2059342598461145598\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2059342598461145598\">said in a statement<\/a> before commending the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Air Force for executing the operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will continue to pursue anyone who took part in the October 7 massacre,\u201d the office added. \u201cSooner or later, Israel will reach them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Tuesday, the IDF shared a video revealing that about 11 kilometers, or nearly seven miles, of underground tunnel routes used by Hamas in northern Gaza were \u201cdismantled.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfafDISMANTLED: ~11km of underground tunnel routes east of the Yellow Line in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The area served as a central Hamas terrorist stronghold. An underground network built beneath residential homes, public institutions &#038; roads, and used by the\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5B5IqPJWrj\">pic.twitter.com\/5B5IqPJWrj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/2059271493482070132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial reports from Gaza said a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City was struck, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/israel-targets-hamass-new-military-chief-say-netanyahu-and-katz-11-days-after-killing-his-predecessor\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/israel-targets-hamass-new-military-chief-say-netanyahu-and-katz-11-days-after-killing-his-predecessor\/\">according to<\/a> the <em>Times of Israel<\/em>. The number of people killed and wounded remains unconfirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overnight operation that struck Odeh is the latest example of Israel taking military action amid heightened tensions with its neighbors in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"102\">Middle East<\/a>. On Monday, the Israeli military resumed bombing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">peace talks<\/a> for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4581571\/what-we-know-us-iran-peace-deal-being-negotiated\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4581571\/what-we-know-us-iran-peace-deal-being-negotiated\/\">WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE US-IRAN PEACE DEAL BEING NEGOTIATED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2059340348246098384\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2059340348246098384\">social media post<\/a> on Tuesday, Netanyahu said Israel has killed more than 700 Hezbollah terrorists since entering a tentative ceasefire with Lebanon last month. The Israeli military and Hezbollah have both carried out ceasefire violations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli and Lebanese officials are set to meet at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"271\">Pentagon<\/a> on Friday to discuss the ceasefire. A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broader peace deal<\/a> with Iran has not been made yet. The United States is leading the negotiations with Iran, while Israel is largely sidelined from those discussions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel hit Hamas\u2019s new military leader in a Gaza strike after he succeeded his predecessor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2607030,"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\/2026\/05\/AP26146293787224.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20083,50400,4671],"class_list":["post-2607029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gaza","tag-hamas-2","tag-israel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26146293787224.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607029","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607029"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607033,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607029\/revisions\/2607033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}