Four of the terrorists belonged to Hamas, one to Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam), and the sixth to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Follow us on GoogleThe IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed seven terrorists operating in the Gaza Strip in a series of strikes earlier this week, including Gamal Abu Said, who held Omar Shem Tov hostage in Gaza, the two announced on Wednesday.
Abu Said has held several senior positions in Hamas. As part of his duties, he was responsible for training military operatives outside the Gaza Strip, served as commander of an anti-tank battalion, and was responsible for military specializations in the Central Camps Brigade, the IDF said.
Abu Said was also instrumental in Hamas's connection with various countries and was a significant source of knowledge for the terror group.
In two strikes on Monday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Mahmoud Jihad Mohammad Qafa and Asaad Suleiman Salman Qashta in the area of Khan Yunis. Qafa served as the head of a sniper cell in Hamas’ military wing, while Qashta was a member of Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam).
On Sunday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed three Hamas terrorists and one Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) member also in the area of Khan Yunis.
Mohammad Zakaria Al-Jamal, Shaher Mohammad Zaarab, and Mohammad Amin Al-Namas all served in Hamas's military wing. Al-Jamal was the head of a cell, and Zaarab served as a Nukhba Company Commander.
The fourth terrorist killed on Sunday, Mohammad Ali Abu Shaar, was a PIJ sniper.
October 7 Nir Oz infiltrator among four Hamas terrorists killed in IDF strikes
On Monday, the IDF announced it killed four Hamas terrorists, including one who invaded Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, in a series of weekend strikes in Gaza.
In a strike in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis, Israeli forces killed Nukhba terrorist Muhammad Kamel Masleh Qadih, who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre and oversaw the preparation and training of Hamas’s Nukhba forces.
In another strike in the area of Nuseirat in central Gaza, the IDF killed Diaa Abd al-Mohsen Muhammad Abu al-Rous, another Nukhba terrorist in Hamas's military wing.
In the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF killed Nabil Hamad, a senior member of Hamas's military recruitment framework, and Mohannad Nader Mahmoud Dahdouh, a sniper commander who the military said had been actively involved in combat against Israeli troops.
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