Israel says he planned out the attacks by Hamas on the 7th of October 2023 alongside Mohammed Deif. He was put on a terrorist watchlist by the US in late 2019 and EU in late 2023 respectively.[1][2]
It is believed by Israel and the United States that he was killed in an Israeli airstrike during Israel–Hamas war in March 2024. Hamas has neither accepted nor denied his killing.[3][4] If he is alive, he will replace Yahya Sinwar's position Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip in case he dies and Mohammed Deif's position as the main leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[5]
