Israel has claimed to have killed Hamas leader Mohammed al-Sinwar in Gaza, after which the name of the strongest candidate for his successor has emerged.
According to Arab media, 55-year-old Izz al-Din al-Haddad, also known as Abu Suhaib, played a key role in the negotiations during the release of the hostages in January.
The Israeli army tried to kill Izz al-Din al-Haddad six times in assassination attempts, but he survived each time. He is known as a brave and courageous leader.
Since joining Hamas, Izz al-Din al-Haddad has worked with the martyr Yahya al-Sinwar on internal and security affairs in Gaza.
Currently, the young Israeli hostages in Gaza are in the custody of Izz al-Din al-Abu Suhaib, and Israel has failed to track down the hostages despite all the modern technology.
This is why Ezzeddine al-Hadeed also has the power to veto the ceasefire agreement presented by US President’s envoy Steve Witkoff.
It should be remembered that Al-Haddad was also given the responsibility of planning and commanding the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and he also held a meeting of his commanders the day before the attack.
Ezzeddine, also known as Abu Suhaib, neither appears in public nor uses the media. He is also very careful in his communications.
This is why, despite the announcement of a huge reward of 750,000 dollars, Israel has not been able to obtain even a single piece of information about him, let alone arrest him.
In this regard, an Israeli intelligence report has admitted that Ezzeddine al-Hadeed constantly changes his location and trusts only a few people in his close circle.
In January last year, his eldest son and a grandson were martyred in the Israeli army operation in Gaza, and then in April, his second son was also martyred, but Commander Izz al-Din al-Hadeed’s foundation of independence did not waver in the slightest.
After the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, then Yahya al-Sinwar, and now his brother Muhammad al-Sinwar, Gaza is under the leadership of Hamas veteran Abu Suhaib.
Hamas has neither confirmed the martyrdom of Muhammad al-Sinwar nor issued any statement about its new commander.
