An Israeli report revealed a list of potential targets among "Hamas" leaders that Tel Aviv seeks to assassinate, following the assassination of Hamas leader Raed Saad on Saturday. Israeli estimates suspect that Raed Saad, head of operations for "Hamas," was killed during Israeli strikes in the Shati camp and the Al-Tuffah neighborhood around Gaza City, while the movement did not mourn any of its leaders on Saturday. In light of this, the Hebrew channel "N12" presented a list of potential Hamas leaders that Israel aims to eliminate:
- **Yahya Al-Senwar**: He is at the top of this list, holding the position of Hamas leader in Gaza. Al-Senwar was one of the leaders of the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation on October 7th in the Gaza perimeter. He spent nearly 23 years in Israeli prisons and was released in 2011 as part of the deal for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Al-Senwar refused to sign a commitment to cease hostile operations before his release, yet he was freed because his brother was one of Shalit's kidnappers.
- **Mohammed Al-Senwar**: The brother of Hamas leader Yahya Al-Senwar, he previously served as the commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, and was one of the kidnappers of Gilad Shalit. He appeared in a video released by the Israeli army last December, leading a tunnel construction project in northern Gaza and driving a vehicle inside a large tunnel found just 400 meters from the Erez crossing.
- **Mohammed Deif**: Considered the military wing leader of Hamas, some call him the "Chief of Staff of Hamas." He has been wanted in Israel for over 30 years and has survived four assassination attempts, sustaining serious injuries. Deif, alongside Al-Senwar, was reportedly a key figure in planning the surprise attack on October 7th.
- **Ismail Haniyeh**: He is the head of Hamas's political bureau, currently residing in Qatar, and is seen as the one who largely directs the organization. Haniyeh's position in Hamas has strengthened over the years, gaining real momentum during the Second Intifada, and he was among the leaders involved in the Shalit deal. It is noted that Haniyeh survived an assassination attempt in July 2014 when his home in Gaza was bombed during Operation Protective Edge, as he was not home at the time.
- **Khaled Mashal**: One of the senior leaders of Hamas since the assassination of Ahmad Yassin, he was also a leader in the Shalit deal and served as the head of the political bureau of the movement. In 2017, Mashal was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh but continued his activities in Hamas. Israel has attempted to assassinate Mashal in the past without success; in September 1997, the Mossad tried to kill him by poisoning him in Jordan but failed.
- **Raef Salama**: The commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade in the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, he oversees combat operations in the area and played a role in the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit and survived an assassination attempt.
- **Mohammed Shabana**: The commander of the Rafah Brigade of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, two of his elite force sons were assassinated last October, and in May, there was an assassination attempt against him after targeting a tunnel he occupied, from which he escaped.
- **Izz al-Din Haddad**: Commander of the Gaza Brigade, considered one of the central figures in Hamas's military apparatus. The Israeli army raided his home in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood last January and found photos indicating his connection to other Hamas leaders.
The report also noted Hamas leaders whom Israel has assassinated since October 7th, including Saleh Al-Arouri, the deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, who was killed in an airstrike targeting his office in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut; Ayman Nofal, commander of the Central Camps Brigade, who was killed on October 17th; and leader Ahmad Ghandour, who was assassinated on November 26th.
