STORY: :: An Israeli military official says senior Hamas commander Raed Saed has been killed in a strike on Gaza City

:: Gaza City, Gaza / December 13, 2025

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If Saed was killed, it would be the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since a ceasefire deal came into effect in October.

The Israeli defense official described Saed as the head of Hamas' weapon manufacturing force.

Hamas sources have also described him as the second-in-command of the group's armed wing, after Izz eldeen Al-Hadad.

Saed used to head Hamas' Gaza City battalion, one of the group's largest and best-equipped, those sources said.