The IDF confirmed it killed Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Mazi, a Hamas military wing operative who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023. The military said Abu Mazi had been rebuilding Hamas capabilities and plotting attacks. Separately, a civilian contractor was killed in a structural collapse in Gaza, an IDF soldier was moderately wounded in an operational accident in southern Lebanon, and a joint IDF-Shin Bet operation in Judea and Samaria killed an arms dealer linked to a 2025 attack on soldiers.
The IDF confirmed overnight Wednesday the elimination of Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Mazi, a Hamas military wing operative who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023. Abu Mazi was killed in a precision strike in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this week, according to the military, which said he had been working in recent weeks to rebuild Hamas's capabilities and plan attacks against Israeli troops and civilians.
As The Zioneer first reported on Wednesday, June 24, at 17:54 Jerusalem, the initial announcement identified the target as a Hamas infiltrator killed in a southern Gaza strike. A subsequent version at the same timestamp specified that Abu Mazi was actively restoring Hamas's military wing. By 21:03 Jerusalem that evening, the desk added that he had been rebuilding terror capabilities and promoting attacks. The thread's corroboration has remained steady, sourced entirely to official IDF statements throughout.
The operation extends a series of precise strikes against Oct. 7 infiltrators: as The Zioneer reported on June 17, two Hamas operatives who took part in the massacre were eliminated in precision strikes. On June 7, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Nukhba commander Sakr Abu Karim, who led the Kisufim infiltration and was rebuilding terror infrastructure.
What remains open: The exact timing of the strike within the week remains unspecified beyond 'earlier this week.' The IDF has not released imagery or additional operational details.
4 developments
- DevelopingIDF eliminates senior Hamas commander involved in October 7 infiltration at Kisufim
- StrongIDF eliminates Hamas Nukhba terrorist who held hostage Omer Shem Tov
- DevelopingIDF kills two Hamas operatives who carried out October 7 massacre in precision strikes
- StrongIDF kills armed infiltrator from Lebanon near Margaliot; affiliation still unknown
Source and signal
- Internal intake