Israel’s military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous day, the most senior Hamas official killed by Israel since an October US-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting. A senior Hamas official, speaking on the condition of anonymity,
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The L1FE story
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Israel’s military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous day, the most senior Hamas official killed by Israel since an October US-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting. A senior Hamas official, speaking on the condition of anonymity,
The Israeli military and Hamas officials confirmed the death of Ezz al-Din al-Haddad on Saturday after an Israeli strike targeted a residential building in Gaza City. The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had killed the head of Hamas's military wing Ezzedine Al-Haddad during an air strike carried out the previous day in Gaza. Haddad's wife and daughter were also killed in the attack, according to a Hamas source.
Israel’s military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous day, the most senior Hamas official killed by Israel since an October US-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting. Izz al-Din al-Haddad took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year.
Times of Israel reported the story as "IDF confirms Hamas Gaza chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad killed in airstrike." The New York Times reported the story as "Hamas’s Top Leader in Gaza Is Killed in Israeli Strike." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Gaza: Israel kills Hamas leader as deaths mount despite ceasefire."
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9 sources have covered this story, including South China Morning Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The New York Times and RealClearPolitics and 5 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 4 days ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 9 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
[03] Disputed1 outlet on the fringes add framings not corroborated by mainstream coverage.
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Framings — how each side is covering it
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