{"id":59355,"date":"2026-05-18T17:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-names-former-intelligence-head-mohammed-ouda-as-new-leader-of-military-wing\/18\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:04:31","slug":"hamas-names-former-intelligence-head-mohammed-ouda-as-new-leader-of-military-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-names-former-intelligence-head-mohammed-ouda-as-new-leader-of-military-wing\/18\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas names former intelligence head Mohammed Ouda as new leader of military wing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ouda was reportedly offered the role of military head after the assassination of Mohammed Sinwar in May of 2025, but turned it down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamass-gaza-military-chief-broke-133244519.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hamas;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hamas&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hamas<\/a> has named Mohammed Ouda as the new leader of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, its military wing, following the assassination of Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, London-based Saudi state-owned outlet Asharq al-Awsat reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ouda served as head of military intelligence for the Qassam Brigades during the October 7 massacre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ouda was reportedly offered the role of military head after the assassination of Mohammed Sinwar in May 2025, but turned it down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was selected for the role in part because he is one of the last remaining council members who had an active role in planning and supervising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-kills-two-hamas-terrorists-165910290.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:October 7;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;October 7&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 7<\/a> attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/Hatem Khaled)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">One of Hamas&#8217;s last living core council members<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Saudi outlet, the only remaining member of Hamas\u2019s core council is home front commander Imad Aqel, who did not participate in the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ouda formerly served under Mohammed Deif, and his work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-kills-palestinian-islamic-jihad-163447606.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hamas;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hamas&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hamas<\/a> began around the First Intifada that broke out in 1987. Deif was head of the Qassam Brigades during the October 7 Massacre and was assassinated by Israel in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ouda has survived several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-895805\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:assassination;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;assassination&quot;}\" class=\"link \">assassination<\/a> attempts, before and after the current war, but during most attempts, he was not at the location targeted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-names-former-intelligence-head-201953702.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ouda was reportedly offered the role of military head after the assassination of Mohammed Sinwar in May of 2025, but turned it<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-names-former-intelligence-head-mohammed-ouda-as-new-leader-of-military-wing\/18\/05\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/f264f1245c47eabf5717399285762dd6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}