The Israeli army killed six Hamas terrorists in several targeted airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past two days. Among them are three commanders of the terrorist organization, two of whom were involved in the massacre of October 7, 2023. As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Wednesday, the terrorists had most recently been working on preparing further attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians.
In an airstrike on Sunday in the Khan Yunis area, Anas Akram Muhammad Humaida was killed, a commander of Hamas’s elite Nukhba unit. According to the army, he was among the terrorists who raided the Israeli military base Sufa on October 7, 2023.
Also on Sunday, Ashraf Mahmoud Yusuf Dahlan, a commander of Hamas’s East Jabalia Battalion, was killed in an attack in Gaza City. He too had crossed into Israeli territory during the October 7 massacre, according to the IDF.
On Monday, Israeli forces also eliminated Mahmoud Othman Abdullah Alwan in Gaza City, a commander of the Nukhba unit in the West Jabalia Battalion.
According to the army’s statement, the three terrorists were involved in planning attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians both during the war and in recent times. Furthermore, they had attempted to restore Hamas’s military capabilities. The IDF described these activities as a systematic violation of the current ceasefire.
Involved in the abduction of Israeli hostages
Earlier on Wednesday, the army had already announced the elimination of three additional Hamas terrorists who had been killed in airstrikes on October 22 and 23.
Among them was Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, a member of the elite Nukhba unit who is alleged to have participated in the abduction of several Israeli civilians from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.
🔴ELIMINATED: Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, a Nukhba terrorist in Hamas’ military wing was eliminated in southern Gaza last Thursday.
He infiltrated Israel during the October 7 Massacre & took part in the abduction of Israeli civilians, including Alexander Dancyg from Kibbutz Nir Oz. He also assisted in holding numerous hostages, including Nimrod Cohen in southern Gaza.
In a separate strike in northern Gaza last Friday, Omar Awadallah, a Nukhba platoon commander & Moataz Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Nimr, a Nukhba terrorist were eliminated.
Recently, the terrorists advanced terror attacks against Israeli civilians & IDF troops and operated to restore Hamas’ capabilities, in systematic violation of the ceasefire. The terrorists were eliminated in order to remove the threat they posed.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 28, 2026
Among those abducted was Alexander Dancyg, who later died in Hamas captivity. According to the Israeli army, Baraka was also involved during the war in guarding several Israeli hostages, including Nimrod Cohen, who was held in the southern Gaza Strip.
Baraka was killed last Thursday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip.
In further strikes on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, Omar Awadallah, a Nukhba unit platoon commander, and Moataz Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Nimr, also a member of the elite unit, were eliminated.
According to the IDF, these two terrorists were also involved in efforts to rebuild Hamas’s military structures and prepare new attacks.
The Israeli army stated that measures had been taken during the airstrikes to reduce the risk to uninvolved civilians. These included the use of precision-guided munitions and aerial surveillance of the target areas.
According to the army, the forces of the Israeli Southern Command remain stationed in the operational area in accordance with existing agreements. The IDF emphasized that it will continue to act against threats to Israeli soldiers and civilians.
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