Hamas published a death notice for Mohammed Nazim Izzat Zaid, killed overnight Wednesday during a Duvdevan special forces and Shin Bet arrest raid in the West Bank village of Al-Yamun. Israeli forces said Zayed, a major arms dealer, was shot after fleeing and posing a threat. Zayed supplied the weapon used in a 2025 shooting that wounded two IDF soldiers. The operation lasted over four hours and several suspects who helped him hide were also arrested.
Hamas has officially confirmed the death of arms dealer Mohammed Nazim Izzat Zaid, publishing a formal death notice on Thursday, June 25. The confirmation comes after The Zioneer first reported the operation on Wednesday evening, June 24, 14:53 Jerusalem, when the IDF and Shin Bet announced the elimination during a joint arrest raid in the West Bank village of Al-Yamun, west of Jenin. The military stated that Zayed, a major arms trafficker, was shot after attempting to flee and posing a threat to the troops. The operation lasted over four hours, with several suspects arrested for harboring him.
The story unfolded over several hours on Wednesday. Initial reports from The Zioneer at 14:53 Jerusalem identified the target as a wanted terrorist, Muhammad Nazam Izzat Za'id (29), with the Palestinian Health Ministry confirming his death and the seizure of his body. By the same timestamp, subsequent updates from the IDF and Shin Bet identified the deceased as arms dealer Muhammad Za'id, later corrected to Mohammed Zayed. The military detailed that Zayed supplied the weapon used in a 2025 shooting attack at the Reihan crossing that seriously wounded two IDF soldiers. Consistency across all reports remained on the core sequence: the arrest attempt, his flight, the threat to forces, and his killing on site. The slight spelling variation (Zaid vs. Zayed) reflects transliteration differences from Arabic.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, June 24, the operation was conducted by Duvdevan special forces and the Shin Bet, who had been tracking Zayed for an extended period. He was known to move between safe houses while armed. This joint operation is part of broader Israeli counterterrorism efforts in Judea and Samaria, which have also included strikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in Gaza and Hamas operatives linked to the October 7, 2023, infiltration, as previously reported by The Zioneer.
The confirmation from Hamas through a death notice is the only new development; no further details on Zayed's activities or the circumstances of his death beyond the official military account have emerged. The status of the arrested suspects remains undisclosed.
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