Israel Has Eliminated 4,000 Hamas Terrorists From October 7th Attack

The Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Major General Shlomi Binder, informed Israeli cabinet ministers that approximately 4,000 out of the 6,000 terrorists who infiltrated Israel on October 7th have been eliminated. The pursuit of the remaining 2,000 is ongoing.

Binder provided an update on the efforts to track down and neutralize terrorists involved in the October 7th massacre. He stated that around 6,000 terrorists participated in the initial attack, and security forces have since eliminated about 4,000 of them. The intelligence community continues its efforts to locate and eliminate the remaining 2,000.

These operations are being conducted in parallel with the IDF's ongoing operational activities in the Gaza Strip. The data highlights the extensive manhunt by the IDF and Shin Bet for those involved in the raid, murders, civilian abductions, and hostage-taking.

In September alone, 70 terrorists were eliminated, including senior Hamas commanders and 17 individuals involved in the October 7th attack, abductions, and hostage-holding. Among those killed was Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar, a Hamas military wing squad commander identified by the IDF as having participated in the raid on Kibbutz Be'eri and involved in the abduction of six Israelis. He was eliminated in an airstrike in Gaza City.

Also killed in September was Mazab Abdel Galil Sakheb Balbisi, an Islamic Jihad military wing commander who allegedly participated in the infiltration of Israel. The list of senior figures eliminated includes the commanders of the Khan Yunis and Rafah brigades, the head of operations in Hamas's military wing, the commander of the Northern Strip Brigade, and the director of the organization's finance department.

Further eliminations include Sahar Nidal Latif Zakr, the motorcyclist who abducted Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or from the Nova music festival, and Ismail Ibrahim Darwish Qandil, who participated in the raid and the killing of Lt. Col. Yonatan Steinberg. The security establishment emphasizes that the pursuit of those involved in the massacre, kidnappers, and hostage-holders is a continuous mission, requiring extensive intelligence work, sometimes involving long-term surveillance to confirm identities and locations before operational opportunities arise.