IDF Kills Hamas Nukhba Commander Involved in Oct. 7 Attacks
IDF Eliminates Two Hamas and PIJ Terrorists Responsible for October 7 Hostage Taking
How 16 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew, Russian, French) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
What happened
The IDF reported killing two terrorists involved in the October 7 attacks: Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar, a Hamas commander who abducted hostages from Kibbutz Be'eri, and Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander. Both were targeted in strikes in Gaza.
- 01IDF killed two terrorists involved in October 7 attacks in Gaza strikes.
- 02One terrorist was a Hamas commander responsible for abducting Be'eri hostages.
- 03The other was a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander.
- 04Both terrorists were involved in planning attacks against Israelis.
- 05The abducted hostages were released in November 2023.
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The coverage
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