Hamas Military Chief Killed in Gaza City Strike
27th May 2026
Israel claims to have killed Mohammed Odeh—commander of Hamas’s military wing—in an airstrike on Tuesday, May 26th.
The Shin Bet security service identified the target as a hideout used by the recently promoted Odeh, resulting in an attack—in which at least three Palestinians were killed—on the residential al-Kayali building, hitting the upper three floors of the structure.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet in a joint statement:
As part of the joint operation by the IDF and Shin Bet to eliminate the terrorist Mohammed Odeh, several buildings in the heart of Gaza City that served as a hideout for him were attacked, after months of intelligence surveillance in order to track his movements and the movements of his assistants in the organisation.
Israel also released an intensive strike wave across eastern and southern Lebanon on Tuesday, reportedly killing dozens of people. This follows Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to “crush” the Iranian proxy terror group Hezbollah.