WATCH: IDF eliminates Nukhba terrorist responsible for abducting three IDF soldiers on Oct. 7

Jihad Samih Mahmoud Ismail, a Hamas Nukhba squad commander involved in the Oct. 7 abductions of Cpt. Omer Neutra, Sgt. Nimrod Cohen, and Sgt. Oz Daniel, was killed in an airstrike in Khan Younis.

A Hamas commander who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught and took part in abducting tank soldiers was killed in a strike in the southern Gaza Strip last week, the military announces.

The strike on Thursday in Khan Younis killed Jihad Samih Mahmoud Ismail, identified… pic.twitter.com/YAyQH0x7ne

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