Ra'ad Sa'ad

Ra'ad Sa'ad (Arabic: رائد سعد‎; 1972 – 13 December 2025) was a Palestinian militant and senior commander in the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. Sa'ad joined Hamas in 2005, where he helped to develop the group's military strategy. While removed from his position as head of operations in 2021, Sa'ad was a major contributor to the initial attacks that lead to the Gaza war. After an initial failed assassination attempt in 2024, Israeli forces killed Sa'ad in a drone strike the following year.