Israeli strike that killed Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in photos

Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians place their hands on the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, draped in a Hamas flag during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians place their hands on the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, draped in a Hamas flag during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Flames engulf a vehicle struck by an Israeli strike in a street of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Flames engulf a vehicle struck by an Israeli strike in a street of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians pray over the body of a person killed in Israeli airstrikes Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, during a funeral outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians pray over the body of a person killed in Israeli airstrikes Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, during a funeral outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians attend the funeral of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, and his daughter and wife in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. They were killed in an Israeli strike Friday evening. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians attend the funeral of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, and his daughter and wife in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. They were killed in an Israeli strike Friday evening. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians mourn over the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians mourn over the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, during his funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians search inside a burning vehicle following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians search inside a burning vehicle following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Flames engulf a residential building following an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Flames engulf a residential building following an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinian women mourn during the funeral of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, and his daughter and wife in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian women mourn during the funeral of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, and his daughter and wife in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians carry the bodies of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, center, along with those of his daughter, right, and wife, who were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians carry the bodies of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, center, along with those of his daughter, right, and wife, who were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians work to extinguish a fire in a vehicle that was hit by an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians work to extinguish a fire in a vehicle that was hit by an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in Israeli airstrikes Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, during a funeral outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in Israeli airstrikes Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades, during a funeral outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians mourn over the bodies of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, left, his daughter, center and wife during their funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians mourn over the bodies of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' Qassam Brigades, left, his daughter, center and wife during their funeral in Gaza City, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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GAZA CITY (AP) — Photos from Gaza City show the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike that killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a senior Hamas military commander identified by Israel as one of the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Images capture flames and destruction at the strike site, residents responding and mourners gathering for funeral prayers.

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