IDF Kills Hamas Operative Who Participated in Oct. 7 Massacre

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Sunday that it had eliminated a Hamas operative in Khan Younis who participated in the October 7th massacre and simultaneously served as the director of a Turkish aid organization, providing support to Hamas. The eliminated operative has been identified as Zakar Nabil Musa Qissi, who took part in the October 7th attack in the Gaza envelope. In addition to his Hamas activities, Qissi managed the Turkish organization Deniz Feneri, which presents itself as a humanitarian aid group. The IDF claims that while the organization purports to engage in humanitarian work, it maintains ties with senior Hamas leadership and Turkish officials. According to the IDF, Qissi used his position within the organization to regularly employ numerous operatives and provide financial support to Hamas members. The military stated that the organization and its leaders present their activities as aid efforts, while concurrently fundraising to support Hamas. The IDF described this as a "cynical exploitation of the humanitarian sphere to support terror activities," asserting that Hamas's operations were advanced under a humanitarian guise. The IDF further reported that Qissi had recently been involved in promoting terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians, and worked to restore Hamas's capabilities, systematically violating the ceasefire. The military stated that he was eliminated to neutralize the threat he posed.