Hersh Goldberg-Polin (X screenshot)
The strike killed Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, who participated in the kidnapping of Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy from a bomb shelter in Re’im.
By Vered Weiss, World Israel News
The IDF announced Sunday that it eliminated several terrorists involved in the Oct. 7 attacks, including individuals linked to the abduction of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other captives.
Based on intelligence assessments, the strike killed Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre and participated in the kidnapping of Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy from a bomb shelter in Re’im.
According to the IDF, troops operating together with the Israel Security Agency targeted an armed Hamas terrorist cell.
American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was abducted from a bomb shelter during the October 7 attack after a grenade blast severed his arm.
He later appeared in Hamas videos and became a widely recognized figure in the hostage crisis, while his parents led an international campaign calling for his release. He was killed in Gaza in late August 2024 along with five other hostages.
The IDF also said that Mohammad Mabhouh and Mohammad Fuad Jaser Sayyid were eliminated in the same operation.
The military said both men had been involved in holding Avinatan Or in Hamas captivity.
Or was among the hostages killed alongside Goldberg-Polin.
Separately, in Lebanon, the IDF reported additional operations against Hezbollah terrorists.
The military said troops identified a terrorist at a Hezbollah site armed with an AK-47 rifle and multiple magazines and killed him.
The IDF also stated that the terrorist responsible for killing Staff Sgt.t Touvel Yosef Lifshiz was eliminated.
In the same building, soldiers located the body of another terrorist who had been killed during an encounter on April 7.
The military said it also destroyed infrastructure at the site during the operation.
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