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IDF Eliminates Hamas Operatives Linked to October 7 Abductions
The IDF announced the elimination of three Hamas Nukhba terrorists in separate airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week. One of the targeted operatives, Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, was killed on Thursday in southern Gaza. The military stated that Baraka participated in the October 7th massacre, including the infiltration of Kibbutz Nir Oz and the kidnapping of Israeli civilians.
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What happened
- 01The IDF eliminated three Hamas Nukhba terrorists in separate Gaza airstrikes last week.
- 02Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka was killed in southern Gaza on Thursday.
- 03Baraka participated in the October 7th kidnapping of Alexander Danzig from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
- 04Baraka also assisted in holding other hostages, including soldier Nimrod Cohen, in southern Gaza.
- 05Omar Awatsallah and Mutaz Mahmoud Muhammad al-Nimr were killed in northern Gaza on Friday.
- 06Awatsallah was identified by the military as a Nukhba squad commander.
- 07The IDF stated the operatives were planning attacks and rebuilding Hamas's military capabilities.
According to the IDF, Baraka was directly involved in the abduction of Alexander Danzig and assisted in holding other hostages in southern Gaza during the war, including soldier Nimrod Cohen. The other two operatives, Omar Awatsallah and Mutaz Mahmoud Muhammad al-Nimr, were killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza on Friday. Awatsallah was identified by the military as a Nukhba squad commander.
The IDF stated that these operatives had been actively advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians, working to rebuild Hamas's military capabilities, and systematically violating the ceasefire. Southern Command forces remain deployed in the area to neutralize ongoing threats.
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