In a message issued following the martyrdom of al-Haddad, also known as Abu Suhaib, Qaani described the assassination of the senior resistance commander by “cowardly Zionists” as a sign of the continued vitality of the resistance movement.
The IRGC Quds Force commander said the pure blood of Palestinian martyrs would inspire young fighters until the liberation of holy al-Quds and the destruction of the occupying regime are achieved.
Hamas on May 16 confirmed the killing of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in an Israeli attack a day earlier.
Hamas said al-Haddad was killed along with his wife, his daughter, and other Palestinian civilians on Friday evening.
The Israeli strikes targeted the Remal neighborhood west of Gaza City. Three Palestinians were killed in a strike on a civilian vehicle, and four others died in a strike on a building, medical sources said.
Hamas said al-Haddad’s killing marks the latest Israeli breach of the Gaza “ceasefire” agreement, as well as its “ongoing aggression against innocent civilians” in the enclave.