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IDF Kills Hamas Commander Involved in Oct. 7 Invasion

The IDF carried out airstrikes in Gaza on Thursday, October 15, 2026, eliminating two terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. According to the military, both individuals were actively advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians while attempting to rebuild their organizations' capabilities in systematic violation of the ceasefire.

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What happened

01The IDF conducted airstrikes in Gaza on Thursday, October 15, 2026, eliminating two terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
02Hamas commander Muhammad Muhammad Abdelhalek Halah, who infiltrated Israel during the October 7, 2023, massacre, was killed in northern Gaza.
03Halah served as a commander in Hamas's weapons production headquarters, assisting in manufacturing armaments and advancing military buildup.
04Ahmad Gabrin Tawfiq Dalhan, a terrorist in the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, was killed in a separate strike in Khan Younis.
05The IDF stated both terrorists were advancing plots against Israelis and rebuilding capabilities in systematic violation of the ceasefire.
06The strikes follow a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation on Wednesday that killed two weapons smugglers in Khan Younis.

In northern Gaza, an airstrike killed Muhammad Muhammad Abdelhalek Halah, a commander in Hamas's military wing. The IDF stated that Halah had infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7, 2023, massacre. He also served as a commander in Hamas's weapons production headquarters, where he assisted in manufacturing armaments and advancing the group's military buildup.

In a separate strike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the IDF eliminated Ahmad Gabrin Tawfiq Dalhan, a terrorist affiliated with the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The IDF stated that Southern Command forces remain deployed in the area to neutralize immediate threats and prevent the rebuilding of terrorist capabilities.

These operations follow a joint IDF and Shin Bet strike on Wednesday in the Khan Younis area. That operation eliminated Basel Nabil Abdelrahman Kashta and Ahmed Raja Alshaer, who were reportedly involved in weapons procurement, trade, and smuggling into Gaza.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 6 newsrooms. Updated 13:12

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