Gaza Sources: Hamas Member Involved in Noa Argamani Kidnapping Killed
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Sources in Gaza claim an Israeli airstrike killed Sahir Nidal Sakr, who allegedly participated in the abduction of Noa Argamani. The IDF has not yet confirmed the identity or involvement of the individual.
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- Gaza sources report Israeli strike killed alleged Noa Argamani abductor.
- Sahir Nidal Sakr identified as the individual killed in Nusayrat.
- No official IDF or Shin Bet confirmation of Sakr's identity or role.
- Argamani was rescued in June 2024; her partner released in October 2025.
- IDF also reported eliminating two other Hamas operatives on Sept. 26.
Sources in Gaza reported on the evening of September 26 that Sahir Nidal Sakr was killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Al-Nuri Tower in Nusayrat, central Gaza. Sakr is believed to have participated in the October 7, 2023, abduction of Israeli woman Noa Argamani, and was reportedly seen in widely circulated footage of her being taken into Gaza on a motorcycle.
As of the time of reporting, neither the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) nor the Shin Bet security agency had officially confirmed Sakr's identity or his involvement in Argamani's kidnapping. Noa Argamani was initially abducted from the Nova music festival along with her partner, Avinatan Or.
Argamani was rescued on June 8, 2024, from Nusayrat during Operation Arnon, which also freed Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv. Avinatan Or was released from captivity on October 13, 2025.
Earlier on September 26, the IDF announced the elimination of Ibrahim Fauzi Ismail Mahsen, a "Nukhba" platoon commander in Hamas's military wing, in the Nusayrat area. In a separate strike in Khan Yunis, Mohammad Kamel Suleiman Muhsen, a Hamas terrorist, was also killed.
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