Hamas has confirmed that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a commander of its military wing, the Qassam Brigades, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Friday evening. The group said al-Haddad’s wife, daughter, and several other Palestinian civilians also died in the attack.

In a statement, Hamas described the incident as a treacherous and cowardly assassination, accusing Israel of repeatedly violating the ongoing ceasefire by targeting civilians in Gaza. The group said the killing of al-Haddad represented the latest example of Israel’s continued aggression and breach of the truce agreement.

Israeli authorities have not issued any immediate comment on the incident, according to the report sourced from Al Jazeera.