Mosques in northern Gaza ​on Saturday announced ‌that Hamas’s commander had died, ​a day ​after Israel’s military said ⁠that it had ​targeted him in air strikes.

Witnesses said that mosques in ​Gaza City ​had announced Izz Al Din Al Haddad’s “martyrdom”. ‌

There ⁠was no immediate comment from Hamas on the fate ​of ​the ⁠Palestinian group’s leader.

Israel has ​not said ​if ⁠he was killed in the air ⁠strikes.