Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had almost completed a key goal of the war in Gaza – eliminating all those responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack.His remarks followed the Israeli military’s announcement that Ezzedine al-Haddad, commander of Hamas’ armed wing, had been killed in an air strike in Gaza on Friday.In the aftermath of the October 7 assault, Netanyahu pledged to target and eliminate the masterminds behind the attacks, which, according to an Agence France-Presse tally based on official Israeli figures, resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people.
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Israel’s PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that Israel is nearing the completion of a primary objective in the Gaza war: eliminating all individuals responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack. This declaration comes after the Israeli military announced the death of Ezzedine al-Haddad, a commander within Hamas's armed wing, in a Gaza air strike on Friday.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 18:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that Israel is nearing the completion of a primary objective in the Gaza war: eliminating all individuals responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack. This declaration comes after the Israeli military announced the death of Ezzedine al-Haddad, a commander within Hamas's armed wing, in a Gaza air strike on Friday. Following the October 7 assault, which resulted in 1,221 deaths according to official Israeli figures, Netanyahu had vowed to target and eliminate the masterminds behind the attacks. The article does not provide further details on the specific number of architects targeted or the timeline for this objective.
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Netanyahu pledged to target and eliminate the masterminds behind the October 7 attacks.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel is close to eliminating all those responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack.
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The October 7 assault resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an Agence France-Presse tally based on official Israeli figures.
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The Israeli military announced the killing of Ezzedine al-Haddad, commander of Hamas’ armed wing, in an air strike.
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