Overview
- Israeli security agencies said the men were involved in the October 7 attack and in the kidnappings of former Nova festival hostages Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or, and Eitan Mor.
- The deaths occurred in Gaza in targeted strikes carried out between March and August 2024, preceding the current ceasefire, according to the announcement.
- Named individuals include Ahmad Ibrahim Rajab Shaar, said to have abducted Argamani and Or and killed on August 22, and Arafat Dib, linked to holding Mor and killed on May 30.
- Others identified were Ahmad Abu Marhil (killed March 26), Odeh Alyan Ahmad Qaware (killed August 26), Bakr Mujida (killed July 13), Firas Ghrir Sweilam al-Hadaf (killed August 23), Ibrahim Saleh Rajab Bakhit (killed July 6), and Mu’ayid Mahmoud Muhammad Nufal (killed March 27).
- The IDF and Shin Bet described the actions as part of efforts to degrade Hamas’s operational capabilities, and they released no additional operational details.