IDF and Shin Bet Confirm Killing of Hamas Terrorist Involved in Noa Argamani's Abduction

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security agency confirmed Sunday that they killed Sahar Nidal Latifi Sakr, a Hamas terrorist documented abducting Noa Argamani to Gaza on October 7. According to the joint statement, the IDF, Shin Bet, and the Gideonim Unit 33 of Lahav 433 attacked in the Nusairat area on Saturday, eliminating Sakr, who had recently been advancing terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians.

Palestinian reports on Sunday claimed Sakr, allegedly involved in Argamani's October 7 abduction, was killed in an airstrike in Nusairat, central Gaza. Argamani was kidnapped from the Nova music festival along with her partner, Avinatan Or. Footage of her being taken to Gaza on a motorcycle, while Or was held by other terrorists, became an iconic image of the October 7 attack.

Argamani was rescued alive from Nusairat on June 8, 2024, in a joint operation by the IDF, Shin Bet, and the Yamam counter-terrorism unit, after 246 days in captivity. Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv were also rescued in the same operation. Yamam officer Arnon Zmora was killed during the operation, which was later named in his honor.

In October 2025, the IDF and Shin Bet announced that Ahmed Ibrahim Ragab Sha'ar was responsible for the abduction of Argamani and Or and was killed in August 2025. Therefore, Sakr's precise role in the event reported by Palestinian sources remains unclear at this time.