Oct. 7 terrorist struck down in Yellow Line infiltration attempt

The Yellow Line was established as part of the ceasefire to mark the division between the Hamas- and Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza, of which Israel controls roughly 53 percent.

By Dinah Bucholz, Jewish Breaking News

The IDF bagged another Oct. 7 terrorist Tuesday, the military said in a statement—this one a brute by the ungainly name of Khamis Muhammad Khamis Qassas, who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz that day to participate in the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

He was killed in much the same way terrorists have been falling since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the same way the IDF took down the captor of Hersh Goldberg and others as well as terrorists who held Avinatan Or in captivity—by trying to cross the Yellow Line to do more killing.

As he approached the line, Israeli troops identified him as a threat and struck him down.

Note to Hamas terrorists: If you have a death wish, try pressing into the Israeli-controlled territory beyond the Yellow Line.

The Yellow Line was established as part of the ceasefire to mark the division between the Hamas- and Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza, of which Israel controls roughly 53 percent.

Qassas did not limit himself to the Oct. 7 terror—over the intervening years, he led terror attacks against IDF soldiers and civilians and, more recently, organized sorties against troops near the Yellow Line.

Hamas has repeatedly accused Israel of violating the ceasefire—but the terror organization keeps forcing Israel’s hand, sending its fighters to their deaths by encouraging them to join missions against Israeli soldiers that are doomed to fail.

In its statement about the incident, the military vowed to keep fighting to remove threats against its troops and protect Israeli civilians.

“IDF troops … will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat,” the army declared.

Qassas is only the latest among many Hamas terrorists to try and fail to cross the Yellow Line—because the IDF will make sure of it.