IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas terrorist who took part in the October 7 invasion in targeted strike

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have killed three Hamas terrorists in a targeted strike in the northern Gaza Strip. Among those eliminated was Abdallah Jahja, identified as a member of Hamas's naval force who participated in the October 7 invasion of Israel and was involved in planning further terror attacks.

Jahja was killed alongside Mohammed Al-Hawari, a commander in Hamas's Zeitoun Battalion, and Sabhi Saqallah, an intelligence operative within the same battalion. The military stated that Jahja's activities extended beyond October 7, contributing to the planning of multiple attacks against both Israeli civilians and IDF troops.

This operation follows previous strikes by the IDF and Shin Bet. Last Saturday, two Hamas terrorists involved in abducting and holding Israeli hostages during the October 7 massacre were killed. One of them was Adham Ibrahim Sha’aban Nasman, identified as the operations head for Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, who led the infiltration into Israel on October 7.

Nasman was also noted to have held several former hostages captive, including Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Ziv and Gali Berman, Eitan Mor, Matan Angrest, and Omri Miran. He held senior positions within Hamas, including intelligence officer for the Gaza City Brigade and commander of the Al-Shati Battalion. In a separate incident on Sunday, the IDF killed Asma Kamal Shehadeh Abu Tim, a cell commander in Hamas's military wing, who invaded Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and aided in the abduction of three individuals.