IDF eliminates Hamas commander who infiltrated Nir Oz on Oct. 7
The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday that it had killed a Hamas commander who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, identified by the IDF as a Nukhba Force cell commander, was killed in an airstrike in southern Gaza on Saturday, the military said.In a separate strike in central Gaza on Friday, the IDF killed Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a commander in Hamas’s al-Maghazi Battalion, a unit of the terrorist group’s Central Brigade responsible for the al-Maghazi camp and surrounding areas in central Gaza, according to the statement.“The terrorists posed a threat to the troops and were eliminated in precise aerial strikes in order to remove the threat,” the IDF said.Last week, the IDF also killed a commander from the Kataeb al-Mujahideen terrorist group in the southern Gaza Strip who took part in the abduction of Israeli hostages…
The IDF announced on Sunday the killing of Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, a Nukhba Force cell commander, in an airstrike in southern Gaza on Saturday. Abu Labad had infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, attack. Additionally, the IDF killed Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a commander in Hamas’s al-Maghazi Battalion, in central Gaza on Friday. The IDF stated, “The terrorists posed a threat to the troops and were eliminated in precise aerial strikes in order to remove the threat.”
- The IDF, using intelligence from Shin Bet, also destroyed five Hamas weapons depots across the Gaza Strip in overnight strikes, one of which was adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
- These depots contained various military equipment, including Kalashnikov rifles and anti-tank missile launchers, intended for attacks against Israeli troops and civilians.
- Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, emphasized that any plan for Gaza must ensure Hamas is fully disarmed, stating, “disarmament is not transferring weapons from one warehouse to another.”
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Hamas for complete disarmament, which he described as a “major milestone” in his 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
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