The IDF released footage showing the funeral of former Hamas leader Izz al-Din Haddad, with almost no Palestinians showing up in support, demonstrating the decline of the terror group in Gaza.

#عاجل | توثيق من جنازة عزّ الدين حدّاد يكشف: حماس معزولة

نكشف الآن توثيقًا من جنازة الإرهابي المدعو عزّ الدين حدّاد، التي أُقيمت خلال الأسابيع الأخيرة بعد أن تمت تصفيته على يد جيش الدفاع، حيث يظهر فيها حضور محدود وضئيل للغاية.

على الرغم من أن حدّاد كان يُعدّ من أبرز… pic.twitter.com/o8B2kPRrSO

— Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya | إيلا واوية (@CaptainElla1) June 5, 2026

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Former hostage Emily Damari told Mosab Yousef that while she was in captivity, Hamas leader Izz al-Din Haddad hinted the group would consider a deal allowing its leaders to escape Gaza.


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Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of Hamas forces in Gaza City, reportedly appointed the new head of the terrorist group, after the previous chief Yahya Sinwar was killed last year and his successor, Mohammed Sinwar, was eliminated last month.

By World Israel News Staff

The Hamas terror organization has appointed a new chief of its forces in Gaza, weeks after its previous leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

A report by the UK daily, The Times, on Sunday claimed that Hamas has named Izz al-Din al-Haddad as its new Gaza chief, replacing Mohammed Sinwar.

Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a fortified underground bunker located beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 13, the IDF confirmed late last month.

The assassination came seven months after his brother and predecessor, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by IDF troops in the city of Rafah. In addition to leading Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yahya had orchestrated the October 7 invasion of Israel, and in the summer of 2024 was named chairman of the Hamas politburo, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Immediately following Mohammed’s assassination, it was speculated that either Al-Haddad or Khalil al-Hayya, who replaced Yahya Sinwar as head of the Hamas politburo, would be tapped to lead the group in Gaza.

“Izz al-Din al-Haddad in Gaza and Khalil al-Hayya abroad, and all their partners in crime, you are next in line,” threatened Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz (Likud) last week.

The 55-year-old Al-Haddad served as commander of Hamas forces in Gaza City before he was appointed the terror group’s leader in the Gaza Strip.

A member of Hamas’ senior leadership since 2022, Al-Haddad was one of the few officials directly involved with Yahya Sinwar in the planning of the October 7 invasion.

Al-Haddad personally coordinated the initial attacks on Israel, issuing orders to unit commanders charged with leading the invasion. Following the initial infiltrations into Israeli territory, Al-Haddad directed Hamas attacks on the Nahal Oz kibbutz and neighboring military outpost, killing 61 soldiers and 15 civilians.

Citing intelligence sources, The Times report claimed that Al-Haddad has been given veto power over any potential ceasefire deal with Israel.

Hamas recently responded to the latest proposal put forward by White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff with a counter-offer, which Witkoff dismissed as “unacceptable.”

Witkoff had floated a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of 10 living hostages and 18 dead hostages, with Israel releasing hundreds of jailed Arab terrorists – including 125 murderers – and over 1,000 terrorists captured during the current war.

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Israeli officials view Haddad as the successor to Mohammed Deif, who was killed in an airstrike in July.

By Baruch Yedid, TPS

Izz al-Din Haddad, commander of Hamas’s Northern Brigade, oversaw Sunday’s transfer of three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross and is viewed as a rising figure as the terror group looks to rebuild itself.

Haddad, who helped plan and command the October 7 attacks, is currently tasked with rebuilding Hamas’s civilian governance and military capabilities, opening government offices, recruiting police volunteers, and managing the Netzarim corridor.

An estimated 20,000 terrorists from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other terror groups have been killed in the war.

Haddad gained prominence during the seven-week war in Gaza in 2014 following Hamas’s kidnap and murder of three Israeli teens.

On July 20, 2014, Haddad led a battle in which Hamas ambushed an Israeli armored personnel carrier in Shejaya killing seven soldiers and capturing the body of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul.

Shaul’s body was recovered by Israeli forces on Sunday.

After the battle, Haddad was promoted to commander of Hamas’s Gaza Brigade, and he continued rising through the terror group’s ranks.

Haddad was elevated to oversee Gaza’s northern and central regions after Ahmed al-Ghandour was eliminated in a November 2023 airstrike.

Israeli officials view Haddad as the successor to Mohammed Deif, who was killed in an airstrike in July.

Yahya Sinwar’s brother Mohammed, is Hamas’s de facto leader in Gaza.

Following Sunday’s return of hostages Doron Steinbrecher, Romi Gonen and Emily Damari, Israel released 90 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists to their homes in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.

During the first phase of the ceasefire, Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian terrorists in exchange for 30 captives. The exact number of terrorists released will depend on how many of the hostages are alive.

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