Israel kills Hamas commander involved in Oct. 7 attack, planning new assaults

Israel announced Sunday that it killed a Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7 attack and was planning further assaults. The IDF and Shin Bet stated that Sakr Abu Karim, a commander in Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force, was killed in a strike in southern Gaza last week.

According to the military, Abu Karim led the Hamas raid in the Kissufim area on October 7, 2023. During the ongoing war, he continued to carry out attacks on troops in Gaza. The IDF said he recently violated a ceasefire agreement by storing weapons in his home and attempting to rebuild the organization and conduct terrorist training.

The strike also killed another Hamas member who served as a communications operative. Israel is reportedly compiling a list of all Palestinians who participated in the October 7 invasion and aims to eliminate or apprehend them. The Wall Street Journal reported that "hundreds" have been targeted since the initiative began immediately after the attack.

Hamas-affiliated media reported Sunday that a fisherman in Gaza was killed by IDF fire at sea. The IDF has enforced strict restrictions on access to Gaza's sea since the war began in October 2023, including opening fire on fishermen. Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense also reported that Israeli strikes killed 10 people on Saturday, with the IDF stating one was a Hamas "terrorist cell commander."

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he violated the ceasefire agreement and stored numerous weapons in his home, while attempting to rebuild the organization and conduct terrorist training to advance additional terror attack plans