IDF Strikes Rimal, Gaza City — New Hamas Military Wing Chief Mohammed Odeh Targeted, 6 Killed

Israeli forces struck an apartment building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on May 26, 2026, targeting Mohammed Odeh — who had assumed command of the Hamas Qassam Brigades (Hamas's armed wing) after IDF killed his predecessor Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the same neighborhood on May 15. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the target publicly. The strike killed Odeh, his wife, and son, plus three additional bystanders — six total killed — with over 20 wounded. Odeh had led the Qassam Brigades for only 11 days, making this the second Hamas military wing chief eliminated in less than two weeks. Defense Minister Israel Katz formally confirmed the kill on May 27. Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground documented the aftermath in the Rimal apartment block. The targeting of Odeh further dismantled the senior Hamas military command structure that had survived the 2023-2025 active combat phase of the war.