IDF kills 12 terrorists in Gaza, including Oct. 7 attack participants

The Israeli military announced it has eliminated 12 terrorists in the Gaza Strip in recent days, including significant figures involved in the October 7th massacre. The targets included a commander in Hamas's production headquarters, a battalion commander, and the leader of a Nukhba cell responsible for the raid on Camp Re'im.

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The IDF killed 12 terrorists in the Gaza Strip in recent days, including a commander in Hamas’s production headquarters, a commander in the Nuseirat Battalion, and the head of a Nukhba cell that raided Camp Re’im on Oct. 7, the IDF Spokespersons Unit announced Friday.

Khalil Jamal Khalil Manaa, identified as a commander in the production headquarters of Hamas's military wing, was killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza. The IDF stated Manaa commanded workshops that produced launchers and oversaw their final production stages. He was also involved in rebuilding the headquarters' capabilities during a ceasefire.

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During the war, Manaa commanded workshops that produced launchers and oversaw their final stages of production.

In another operation, Osama Walid Dib Maharb, a platoon commander in Hamas's Nuseirat Battalion, was killed. The military reported that Maharb possessed explosive devices intended for IDF troops. The IDF emphasized that these terrorists posed a direct threat to Israeli forces and were neutralized to mitigate that danger.

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The military said Maharb had recently been in possession of explosive devices intended to harm IDF troops operating in the Strip.

Yahya Sa'id Muhammad Hamdan, identified as the head of a Nukhba cell that participated in the Camp Re'im raid on October 7th, was also killed in a precise airstrike in southern Gaza. The military indicated Hamdan was advancing terrorist plans against IDF troops and attempting to restore Hamas's operational capabilities.

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The IDF said the terrorists posed a threat to Israeli forces and were struck from the air to remove that threat.