Israeli officials ID target of Gaza Strike as Alaa Hadidi, head of Hamas weapons manufacturing

By Emanuel Fabian

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22 November 2025, 3:22 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The target of the Israeli airstrike in western Gaza City is Alaa Hadidi, chief of supply in Hamas’s weapons manufacturing headquarters, according to an Israeli official.

Palestinian media reports that five were killed in the strike.

The IDF has not yet commented on the strike, but a defense official says that it comes in response to a violation of the ceasefire earlier today, after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on troops in the Strip.

Israel updated the US-led oversight mechanism before the strike against the Hamas commander was carried out, The Times of Israel has learned.