The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed a Nukhba terrorist in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, who had taken part in holding Omer Shem Tov in Hamas captivity after October 7, 2023, the military announced on Monday.
The terrorist, Sabai Zaher Abd al-Hamid Abu Hasna, had entered Israel during the October 7 massacre, the IDF stated, and had also planted explosive devices throughout the Israel-Hamas war.
The strike that killed Hasna, the IDF stated, had also killed Ahmed Samir Muhammad Washah, a sniper operative in Hamas's military wing who doubled as a photojournalist for Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera.
An additional strike conducted by the IDF in northern Gaza killed three other armed terrorists from Hamas' military wing, all of whom the military said had been "attempting to advance attacks against IDF troops."
Hamas engineering officer, sniper commander, killed in Gaza
Two other prominent Hamas terrorists were killed in separate strikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the IDF announced.
One, Ahmad Munir Khalil Zaza, had been the engineering officer of Hamas West Jabalia Battalion in Gaza City, and had been involved in the production of weapons, explosive devices, and booby-trapped buildings. Zaza had, in recent months, attempted to place explosive devices near the Yellow Line, the IDF stated.
The second terrorist was Hussein Safadi, the commander of Hamas's sniper array in Gaza City, responsible for directing sniper attacks against IDF troops, as well as training other terrorists.
"Prior to the strikes, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance," the IDF stated.