{"id":44921,"date":"2026-04-08T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44921"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:40:07","slug":"hamas-explosives-expert-muhammad-dawad-killed-in-gaza-strike-idf-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44921","title":{"rendered":"Hamas explosives expert Muhammad Dawad killed in Gaza strike, IDF announces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday announced that it had killed Muhammad Dawad, an engineering and explosives expert in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/21\/world-news\/hamas-given-90-days-to-hand-over-rocket-launchers-missiles-in-latest-gaza-disarmament-plan\/\">Hamas terrorist organization<\/a>, in a strike in the northern <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/27\/world-news\/israel-will-re-invade-gaza-if-hamas-doesnt-abide-by-trumps-peace-plan\/\">Gaza Strip<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>During the war, Dawad was responsible for the production of explosive devices and served as a key authority in the execution of terrorist attacks, the IDF said, adding that he posed an immediate threat to soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the military, Dawad led and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/26\/world-news\/idf-fatally-shoots-gaza-terrorist-uncovers-tunnel-network\/\">carried out dozens of attacks<\/a> against Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39025193\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 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