The IDF and Shin Bet announced Monday evening that they eliminated Abdullah Adnan Taha Abu al-Tayef, a Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre, in a strike in Deir al-Balah on Sunday. In a separate operation in the Shati area, they killed Jalal Tsubeih, a commander in the Daraj Tuffah battalion. Both operatives were reportedly advancing terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians.
The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed Monday evening the identities of two Hamas commanders eliminated in separate strikes in Gaza on Sunday. The official announcement, which came after initial reports by Israeli media earlier in the evening, named the operatives as Abdullah Adnan Taha Abu al-Tayef, a Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre, and Jalal Tsubeih, a commander in the Daraj Tuffah battalion. Both were struck in the Deir al-Balah and Shati areas respectively, and were described as having recently attempted to advance terror plots against Israeli forces and civilians.
The Zioneer first reported the official confirmation at 21:05 Jerusalem, followed by N12 reports that identified the second commander. The thread shows that the identification of the two operatives evolved from the initial announcement to media reports specifying the names, culminating in the full official confirmation this evening.
The eliminations are part of the IDF and Shin Bet's ongoing campaign to target Nukhba commanders who participated in the October 7 attack. As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, similar operations have eliminated figures such as Mahmoud Fatair, a Nukhba commander involved in hostage holding, and Abd al-Rahman Ziyada, who looted an IDF vehicle, among others.
No further details have been released regarding the specific intelligence that led to the strikes or any additional threats.
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