‘Difficult times’: Hamas confirms top commander Raed Saad killed in Israeli strike; fragile truce tested December 13, 2025 at 11:40PM

Hamas confirmed the killing of senior leader Raed Saad and aides by Israeli forces, a day after Israel announced the operation. Saad, described as an architect of the October 7 attack and second-in-command of Hamas's armed wing, was reportedly killed in Gaza's tunnel network. This development risks further destabilizing the fragile truce.