Israel claims it killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed in Gaza strike

Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya said on Sunday (December 14, 2025) that a targeted assassination by Israel on Saturday (December 13, 2025) of one of the group’s senior commanders threatens the “viability of the truce” in the enclave.

In a televised address, Hayya, who is also the exiled Gaza Hamas chief, confirmed the killing of the group’s senior commander Raed Saed in an Israeli strike a day earlier.

It was the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect in October.