IDF kills elite Hamas commander who led Oct. 7 attack on Nir Oz

A commander in Hamas’s elite Nukhba force, who led the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023 terror onslaught, was killed in a recent drone strike, the military and Shin Bet say, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

According to the IDF, the terrorist Abd al-Hadi Sabah, commander of the Nukhba platoon in Hamas’s West Khan Younis Battalion, was killed in a strike in the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza.

The IDF says Sabah was among those who led the invasion into Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, during which terrorists kidnapped and murdered dozens.

During the war, Sabah was involved in numerous attacks against IDF troops in Gaza, the army adds.

In the strike on the humanitarian zone, the IDF says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm.

The elimination of Sabah is part of an effort led by the Shin Bet to track down and kill all of the terrorists who took part in the October 7 onslaught.