The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed more than 10 terrorists in strikes across the Gaza Strip over the past week, including two who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre, the military said on Friday.
According to a joint IDF and Shin Bet statement, the strikes targeted “terrorists who advanced terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians and operated to restore the capabilities of the Hamas terrorist organization, in systematic violation of the ceasefire.”
Among those killed was Muhammad Ata Zaki Kishawi, a member of Hamas’s Nukhba force who infiltrated Israel during the October 7, 2023, massacre, according to the military.
The IDF and Shin Bet also killed Hani Ibrahim Said Khudri, a supply company commander in Hamas’s Sabra Battalion, as another October 7 infiltrator was killed in the strikes.
A third terrorist identified in the statement was Ali Na’im Aish Abu Asei, an operative in the Saif Al-Islam faction who was involved in weapons manufacturing.
The military said Abu Asei operated at a weapons manufacturing workshop under the production headquarters of Hamas’s military wing. The facility was dismantled by Israeli forces, according to the statement.
The IDF said the weapons produced at the workshop were intended to be used against Israeli civilians and military personnel.
Before carrying out the strikes, the military said, “measures were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of precision munitions and aerial surveillance.”
Israeli security forces under the Southern Command remained deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and would continue operating to remove threats, according to the statement.
Israel airstrikes hospital where Khan Yunis Brigade commander was reportedly hiding
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) carried out an airstrike on Nasser Hospital targeting Khan Yunis Brigade commander Muhammad Abu Ismail between Wednesday and Thursday.
According to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, six were killed in the attack, including a doctor and a child.
It was unclear whether Abu Ismail had survived or not, but there was initially wide speculation over the issue since the IDF did not issue any announcement for around half a day after initial Gazan reports about the attack.
IDF sources whom The Jerusalem Post communicated with did not clarify whether the assassination might have been successful, but said that the IDF is conservative about battle damage assessments until it receives all information.
Yonah Jeremy Bob and James Genn contributed to this report.
