The IDF announced Sunday morning that it eliminated Salem Gamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, a Hamas Nukhba cell commander who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre, in a precision airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The IDF confirmed Sunday morning that it eliminated Salem Gamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, a Hamas Nukhba cell commander who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, massacre. The precision airstrike was carried out on Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip. Abu Labad is identified by the military as the head of a Nukhba cell that participated in the deadliest assault on the kibbutz.
The Zioneer first reported on the IDF's announcement early Sunday, and the identification of the eliminated commander was confirmed shortly thereafter. The operation is part of an ongoing IDF campaign to systematically target Hamas operatives who took part in the October 7 attack. As The Zioneer reported on Jul 10, the IDF eliminated Yahya Saeed Mohammed Hamdan, a Nukhba commander who infiltrated the Re'im military base. On Jul 8, the IDF eliminated Mohammed Emad Alrahman Abu Taima, the Nukhba commander who led the assault on Kibbutz Nirim. Military officials have stated that the effort to locate and eliminate all perpetrators of the massacre continues.
2 developments
- StrongIDF says Oct. 7 Nir Oz infiltrator, second Hamas commander killed in weekend strikes 'to remove threat'
- StrongIDF eliminates Nukhba commander who infiltrated on Oct. 7 and looted an IDF vehicle
- StrongIDF kills Hamas cell commander who took part in October 7 abduction of three from Nir Oz
- DevelopingIDF kills Nukhba cell commander who led Kisufim infiltration on Oct. 7, additional Hamas operatives
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