The IDF and Shin Bet announced Friday the elimination of Muhammad Mahmoud Marshed Al-Qadi, a Hamas Nukhba company commander who led the infiltration of the Sufa outpost during the October 7, 2023, massacre. According to Israeli military sources, Al-Qadi was also involved in holding Israeli hostages in the Rafah area and recently advanced terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians while systematically violating the ceasefire.
The IDF and Shin Bet announced Friday the elimination of Muhammad Mahmoud Marshad Al-Qadi, a Hamas Nukhba company commander who led the infiltration of the Sufa military outpost during the October 7, 2023, massacre. The military identified Al-Qadi as the commander struck in a precision operation in the Khan Younis area on Wednesday. According to the announcement, published at 11:47 Jerusalem, Al-Qadi was involved in holding Israeli hostages in the Rafah area. In the latest details, the military stated that Al-Qadi had recently been advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians, systematically violating the terms of the ceasefire.
As The Zioneer reported at 11:47 Jerusalem, the initial announcement confirmed the elimination of a Nukhba company commander who participated in the Sufa outpost raid and was involved in hostage holding. Within the same hour, the military identified the commander as Muhammad Mahmoud Marshad Al-Qadi and specified his role in holding hostages in Rafah. The current update adds that Al-Qadi was actively working to restore Hamas's operational capabilities and planning attacks, constituting a breach of the ceasefire.
The elimination is part of an ongoing Israeli campaign to target senior Hamas operatives involved in the October 7 attacks and subsequent hostage holding. As The Zioneer has reported, the IDF and Shin Bet have eliminated multiple Nukhba commanders in recent weeks, including Sakr Abu Karim, who led the Kisufim infiltration, and Yahya Hamdan, who infiltrated the Re'im base. These operations have continued under the ceasefire framework, with the military stating that operatives who violate the terms by rebuilding terror infrastructure or planning attacks remain legitimate targets.
The announcement is based on Israeli military and intelligence sources. No comment has been received from Hamas regarding the elimination. The exact circumstances of the strike and any potential collateral effects have not been independently verified.
4 developments
Source and signal
- Open-source intake