Ezz al-Din al-Hadad (عز الدين الحداد) is a member of Hamas‘s Military Council. He has been the head of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza City since 2021, and acting commander of the northern Gaza brigade since Israel’s assassination of Ahmed al-Ghandour in November 2023.
Israel describes al-Hadad as the successor to Mohammed Deif (Hamas’s previous military leader), crediting him with partially rehabilitating Hamas’ militant infrastructure in the north of the Strip and orchestrating the group’s guerrilla warfare against Israeli forces there. Al-Hadad is also considered to have played a key role in the 7 October 2023 attacks against Israel.
