Israel has confirmed the chief of the Islamic movement Hamas's military wing has been killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said Ahmed al-Jaabari, who ran the organization's armed wing, the Izz el-Din al-Qassam, died along with a passenger after their car was targeted by an Israeli missile.
Hamas Military Chief Killed In Israeli Strike
![Palestinians extinguish flames on the car of Ahmed al-Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14.](https://gdb.rferl.org/df6adfdf-bba8-44de-9735-61d203148e70_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians extinguish flames on the car of Ahmed al-Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14.
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![Security forces wheel the body of Ahmed al-Jaabari into a hospital.](https://gdb.rferl.org/a4cd5d02-89aa-41ff-b37a-0fafadfe649c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Security forces wheel the body of Ahmed al-Jaabari into a hospital.
![Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on November 14.](https://gdb.rferl.org/8cdb9895-9209-4f06-ac77-98997cd3c57e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on November 14.