The IDF released a detailed statement Thursday evening on the elimination of Nahad Riyad Abd al-Rahim Aruq, a Hamas platoon commander who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023. The military said Aruq was killed in a precision airstrike in northern Gaza, and that he had been training operatives and advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians.
The IDF's detailed statement Thursday evening confirmed the identity of the Hamas platoon commander killed in a precision airstrike in northern Gaza earlier today. The military identified the target as Nahad Riyad Abd al-Rahim Aruq, a commander in Hamas's Shati battalion who infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7, 2023 massacre. The statement added that Aruq had been training operatives and advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians.
Palestinian media first reported Thursday morning (11:03 Jerusalem) that a strike in the Gaza port area had killed a terrorist. By 11:03, the IDF confirmed the elimination of a Hamas platoon commander who participated in the October 7 infiltration, without naming him. Israeli outlets N12 and Channel 14 subsequently identified the target as Nihad Riyad Aruq. The Zioneer reported at 20:52 Jerusalem, citing the IDF's full statement, which confirmed the name and provided additional operational details.
The elimination is part of a sustained campaign by the IDF and Shin Bet against Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives who took part in the October 7 attack and have since worked to rebuild their units' capabilities. The Zioneer has reported on several similar strikes in recent weeks, including the elimination of a Nukhba platoon commander in the central Gaza Strip (Tue Jun 30, 15:23 Jerusalem) and other Hamas field commanders.
The IDF did not specify the exact time of the strike or the method of attack beyond describing it as a precision aerial strike. No Palestinian casualty figures from the target area were reported.
5 developments
- DevelopingIDF eliminates Hamas operative who infiltrated Israel on October 7
- StrongIDF eliminates Islamic Jihad Nukhba commander who infiltrated on Oct. 7
- StrongIDF eliminates Hamas Oct. 7 infiltrator who was rebuilding terror capabilities in Gaza
- DevelopingIDF eliminates senior Hamas commander involved in October 7 infiltration at Kisufim
Source and signal
- Internal intake