The commander of Hamas’ elite Nukhba unit, who led the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack, was killed in a recent drone strike, the military and Shin Bet said.
According to the Israeli military, terrorist Abd al-Hadi Sabah, the commander of the Nukhba Platoon in Hamas’ West Khan Yunis unit, was killed in an attack in the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza.
The IDF says Sabah was among those who led the invasion of Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, during which terrorists kidnapped and killed dozens of people.
During the war, Sabah was involved in numerous attacks on Israeli troops in Gaza, the IDF added.
Abd al-Hadi Sabah, a Nukhba Platoon Commander in the Western Khan Yunis Battalion was eliminated in an intelligence-based IDF and ISA strike.
Abd al-Hadi Sabah—who operated from a shelter in the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis—was one of the leaders of the infiltration into… pic.twitter.com/KMC5HAXNfA
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 31, 2024
In the attack on the humanitarian zone, the IDF said it took measures to minimize harm to civilians.
Sabah’s elimination is part of a Shin Bet-led effort to find and kill all the terrorists involved in the October 7 attack.
(Vijesti.ba)
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