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Mourners carry the body of Hamas terror group leader Mohammed Odeh, during his funeral in Gaza City on May 27, 2026. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
May 27, 2026, 7:13 pm
Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Odeh; defiant funeral held in Gaza City
Terror group says Odeh killed alongside wife, children, in Israeli strike the day before; at burial, terror leader’s relative vows ‘struggle of Palestinian people will continue’
By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
Mohammed Odeh, right, along with senior Hamas leaders Rafa’a Salameh, Abu Obeida, and Mohammed Deif, in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 27, 2026, 1:48 am
Hamas military chief Mohammed Odeh killed by Israel, 11 days after predecessor slain
Gaza media affiliated with terror group says Odeh killed with wife and sons; Netanyahu and Katz vow Israel to ‘continue pursuing everyone who took part in the Oct. 7 massacre’
By Stav Levaton, Nava Freiberg and Nurit Yohanan
Mohammed Odeh, right, along with senior Hamas leaders Rafa’a Salameh, Abu Obeida, and Mohammed Deif, in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 18, 2026, 11:20 pm
Hamas said to appoint Mohammed Odeh to replace terror group’s slain leader in Gaza
Odeh was head of military intelligence in al-Qassam Brigades during October 7, 2023, attack, had reportedly been tasked with finding weak points in border defense
By ToI Staff
Muhammad al-Hawli, a senior commander in Hamas's armed wing, is seen in an undated photo published after he was reportedly assassinated by Israel in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah on January 15, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 15, 2026, 10:36 pm
Hamas says senior officer killed in Gaza strike, accuses Israel of breaching ceasefire
No comment from IDF as Palestinian media reports at least six killed in strike on Muhammad al-Hawli’s family home in Deir al-Balah, including his wife and daughter
By Noam Lehmann and Stav Levaton
The new spokesman for Hamas's military wing, known like his predecessor by the alias Abu Obeida, gives his first video statement on December 29, 2025. (Screenshot)
December 29, 2025, 6:20 pm
Hamas admits former spokesman killed in August, debuts new ‘Abu Obeida’
Terror group also confirms death of Muhammad Sinwar for the first time, seven months after the commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike under a southern Gaza hospital
By Noam Lehmann and Agencies
File: Hamas terrorists are seen near the Gama Junction in southern Israel, close to Re'im and Kissufim, amid the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (South First Responders)
December 11, 2025, 11:55 am
In first, Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct. 7 and during Gaza war
Organization had accused terror group of war crimes, now stresses systematic ‘extermination’; Hamas rejects charge, while Israel says report ‘falls far short’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
IDF troops are seen in southern Gaza's Rafah, November 23, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
November 30, 2025, 2:29 pm
Hamas commander killed trying to flee Rafah tunnel; slain IDF soldier’s rifle recovered
IDF says early-morning strike killed 4 operatives who emerged from tunnel where dozens remain trapped
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative: People wait at a bus station outside the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on November 13, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 28, 2025, 3:27 pm
‘To hell with Trump and Netanyahu’: Hamas messages play from Israeli bus stops in cyberattack
LED screens used to monitor arrivals and buy tickets turned into mouthpieces for terror after apparent hack from ‘hostile country,’ CEO of signage company says
US special envoy Steve Witkof (2nd-L) reacts while Jared Kushner (C) and CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper (L) look on as US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference, following a military briefing at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP)
October 22, 2025, 4:03 am
US military says ceasefire HQ will be able ‘to assess real-time developments in Gaza’
CENTCOM expects various ‘stakeholders’ to join new southern Israel-based Civil-Military Coordination Center in the coming weeks; Kushner: ‘No reconstruction funds going to areas Hamas still controls’
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
Palestinians accused of collaboration with Israel are seen blindfolded moments before their execution by Hamas gunmen in a Gaza street, October 13, 2025 (Screenshot: X)
October 14, 2025, 9:09 am
Hamas said to kill over 30 Gazans, publicly execute 7, as it reasserts its grip on Strip
Footage appears to show Hamas executing ‘collaborators’ in city square; armed Hamas fighters return to streets as Trump says he gave group temporary green light to police Strip
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal, who the IDF says is part of Hamas's military wing, speaks to reporters at the site of a strike on the Safad School in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, September 1, 2024. (STRINGER/AFPTV/AFP)
June 8, 2025, 12:47 pm
IDF: Records prove spokesman for Gaza Civil Defense is ‘active terrorist’ in Hamas
Documents show a request to transfer individuals working in civilian agencies to military duties, among them Mahmoud Basal, who is widely quoted in international media
By Emanuel Fabian
A Palestinian youth walks around a large crater caused by an Israeli strike at a camp for displaced Palestinians in northern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2025. (AFP)
April 20, 2025, 6:42 pm
Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing
Saudi report says most recruits lack real training beyond rocket launching, guerilla tactics; at least 25 reported killed in IDF strikes across Strip on Sunday
By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, in a video addressing Hamas and world leaders, March 27, 2025. (Screenshot/Twitter used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 27, 2025, 5:16 pm
In hostage-style video, Einav Zangauker asks Hamas for signs of life from all captives
Speaking Hebrew and Arabic, protest leader Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan has been held in Gaza for 538 days, asks captors to keep him safe, urges Trump’s intervention
By Stav Levaton
This undated handout image released by the Hamas Media Office on January 30, 2025, shows the slain Hamas terror leader Mohammed Deif. (Hamas Media Office / AFP)
February 26, 2025, 10:41 pm
ICC cancels warrant for Hamas military leader Deif, weeks after group confirms death
Court says ‘sufficient and reliable information’ that Muhammad Deif was killed last July, will reissue warrant ‘should information become available that Mr. Deif is still alive’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Palestinians walk near a car that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in West Bank on January 27, 2025. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
January 27, 2025, 6:56 pm
Two Hamas operatives killed in IDF drone strike in West Bank’s Tulkarem
Security forces say one of the dead, Ihab Abu Atiwi, was the local leader of the terror group; PA says three others wounded in strike
By Emanuel Fabian
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