The IDF announced Sunday that it eliminated Abdel Fattah Abu al-Eish, a Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel during the October 7, 2023, massacre, in a strike in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza on Saturday. Raed Adel Muhammad Alyan, another Hamas operative, was also killed. The military said Abu al-Eish had been advancing terror plots in the immediate timeframe.
The IDF on Sunday morning identified the two Hamas operatives eliminated in a precision strike in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on Saturday as Abdel Fattah Abu al-Eish, a Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel during the October 7, 2023 massacre, and Raed Adel Muhammad Alyan, a Hamas operative. The military said Abu al-Eish was actively advancing terror plots.
The strike was first reported by The Zioneer at 19:51 Saturday, when the IDF initially disclosed the elimination. The Sunday announcement added full names and detailed the operatives' roles, with the military stating that both were working to rebuild Hamas's capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.
The elimination extends an ongoing Israeli campaign against the Nukhba force—the elite Hamas unit that led the October 7 infiltrations. As The Zioneer has documented throughout the summer, similar strikes have eliminated Nukhba commanders including Sakr Abu Karim in early June, Abdullah Abu al-Tayef in Deir al-Balah in early August, and a Nukhba platoon commander in Khan Younis in late July. In each instance, the IDF said the operatives were advancing immediate terror plots and that steps were taken to minimize civilian harm.
The military's statement did not specify the exact time of the strike or mention any collateral damage. No independent confirmation from Palestinian sources was immediately available.
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