Israel announced on Saturday that it had killed Ra’ad Sa’ad, the head of the weapons production headquarters in Hamas’s military wing and one of the architects of October 7.
“Sa’ad was one of the last remaining experienced senior militants in the Gaza Strip and a close associate of Marwan Issa, the deputy head of Hamas’s military wing. He held several high-ranking positions and was a central figure within the organization’s military leadership,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. wrote on X.
The IDF added that his death “significantly degrades Hamas’s ability to restore its capabilities.”
Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the transfer of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and hostage and prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025. (Hatem Khaled/File Photo/Reuters)
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Israel announced on December 13 that it had killed Ra’ad Sa’ad, one of the architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks. (IDF spokesperson’s unit)
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The IDF and ISA said in a joint statement that Sa’ad was responsible for the deaths of many soldiers killed in Gaza by explosives that the weapons production headquarters manufactured during the war.
Hamas terrorists stand in formation as Palestinians gather in the streets to watch the handover of three Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on February 8, 2025. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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“Ra’ad Sa’ad was a leading figure in the leadership of Hamas’s military wing in recent months and was directly responsible for ceasefire violations by the terrorist organization Hamas,” the IDF and ISA said in a joint statement.
