IDF, Shin Bet kill Sinwar bodyguard who took part in Oct. 7 attack

The Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) killed a Hamas Nukhba terrorist identified by the military as a bodyguard of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in a strike in the Khan Yunis area on Monday, the agencies announced on Thursday.Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, infiltration of the IDF’s Re’im base, according to the statement.In a separate strike in Khan Yunis on Sunday, the IDF killed Hazem Mousa, another Hamas Nukhba terrorist who the military said also infiltrated the base during the massacre. The IDF and Shin Bet said both men had been planning attacks on Israeli troops and civilians and working to rebuild Hamas’s “military” capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire.On Monday, the IDF also targeted two Hamas terrorists in central Gaza who it said participated in the Oct. 7 massacre, confirming that Nukhba Force member Mohammad Abu Asaad…
The IDF and Shin Bet announced on Thursday that they killed Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma, a Hamas Nukhba terrorist and bodyguard of Yahya Sinwar, in a Monday strike in Khan Yunis. Abu Shahma participated in the October 7, 2023, infiltration of the IDF's Re’im base. In a separate Sunday strike in Khan Yunis, Hazem Mousa, another Nukhba terrorist involved in the Re’im base infiltration, was killed. Both men were reportedly planning attacks and rebuilding Hamas's military capabilities.
- On Monday, the IDF also killed Nukhba Force member Mohammad Abu Asaad in central Gaza, who also participated in the October 7 massacre and was planning attacks.
- The IDF and Shin Bet struck five Hamas weapons-storage facilities and a launch site across Gaza, including sites within mosques.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF to adopt a “zero-tolerance” policy toward incendiary kites and balloons launched from Gaza.
- IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir stated, “The pursuit of the terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 massacre continues—everyone who took part in the massacre will live on the run until they are eliminated,” emphasizing a long-term mission to demilitarize Gaza and disarm Hamas.
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