The Israel Defense Forces struck in the Shati area last Wednesday, killing Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada, a Nukhba Force cell commander in the Hamas terror organization. The military says Ziyada infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7 massacre and looted an IDF vehicle into the Gaza Strip. The elimination was confirmed Sunday by an IDF statement carried by Abu Ali Express.
The IDF announced Sunday morning that it eliminated Abd al-Rahman Maher Abd al-Karim Ziyada, a Hamas Nukhba Force cell commander, in a precision strike in the Shati area of the Gaza Strip last Wednesday (June 24). The military says Ziyada infiltrated Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, looted an IDF vehicle, and drove it into Gaza. The announcement—published through the Abu Ali Express channel—names Ziyada after initial reports Sunday cited only an unspecified Nukhba commander who had looted an IDF vehicle.
The thread began at 09:07 Jerusalem Sunday when the channel Abu Ali Express reported that a Nukhba squad commander who had looted an IDF vehicle was eliminated, without naming the target or specifying who carried out the strike. Minutes later, the IDF confirmed the elimination in a statement naming Ziyada and separately identified Kamal Muhammad Hamdan Najar, head of the Hamas tunnel unit in Khan Younis, as also killed in a precision strike. The military’s statement remains the sole confirmation; no independent corroboration has been published.
As The Zioneer previously reported (Jun 23), the IDF eliminated Sabai Zaher Abd al-Hamid Abu Hasna, the Nukhba operative who held hostage Omer Shem Tov. On Jun 25, the military confirmed killing Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Mazi, an Oct. 7 infiltrator who had been rebuilding Hamas capabilities. The strikes against Ziyada and Najar extend a sustained campaign targeting both the commanders who led the Oct. 7 assault and senior Hamas military infrastructure inside Gaza.
The IDF has not disclosed the intelligence basis for Ziyada’s identification or whether the vehicle looted was recovered. The elimination was reported solely via the military’s Arabic-language channel, with no open-source visual or forensic confirmation. The operation’s exact time and munition type also remain unspecified.
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- StrongIDF eliminates Hamas Nukhba terrorist who held hostage Omer Shem Tov
- DevelopingAir Force eliminates Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza strike
Source and signal
- Internal intake