The Israel Defense Forces announced that Hassam Shafai, a member of Hamas's East Khan Younis Battalion, was killed in a strike in southern Gaza. Shafai took part in the abduction of Col. Asaf Hamami, Staff Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Brodski on October 7, 2023, and raided Kibbutz Nirim. The military said he posed a threat to forces.
The IDF confirmed Wednesday that Hassam Shafai, a member of Hamas's East Khan Younis Battalion, was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza. Shafai, who participated in the October 7, 2023, abduction of Col. Asaf Hamami, Staff Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, and Sgt. Kiril Brodski, was also involved in the raid on Kibbutz Nirim where Hamami and his team were killed fighting the Hamas invasion. The military said Shafai advanced attacks throughout the war and posed a threat to forces. Hamami's body was returned in November 2025 as part of a hostage deal; the bodies of Ahimas and Brodski were recovered in military operations in Gaza in 2024. The strike is part of ongoing IDF operations against Hamas operatives tied to the October 7 massacre.
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