Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said following the elimination of Hamas senior official Raad Saad that he was "one of the architects of October 7, and was currently working on rebuilding the organization." They added that "Saad was engaged in planning and carrying out attacks against Israel and rebuilding attack capabilities, in blatant violation of the ceasefire rules and Hamas commitments to respect President Trump's plan. Instead of promoting demilitarization, he was engaged in rearming for terrorist acts."