Israel Police released drone footage Sunday evening of Saturday's precision strike that killed Saher Nidal Saqr, the terrorist who abducted Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or on October 7, 2023. Authorities said the operation was carried out by the elite Gideonim Unit 33.
Israel Police released drone footage Sunday evening documenting the precision strike that killed Saher Nidal Saqr, the terrorist who abducted Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or on October 7, 2023. The footage, published by authorities, shows the moment of impact in Nuseirat, central Gaza, where the elite Gideonim Unit 33 of the Israel Police carried out the operation on Saturday.
The elimination was confirmed earlier Sunday by the IDF and Shin Bet, who identified Saqr as the motorcycle driver who drove Argamani into Gaza. Over the course of the day, multiple angles of the strike were released: first via a military statement, then through police drone footage, followed by additional footage from the Gideonim Unit itself, and finally color footage published by The Zioneer. The operation was a joint effort involving the IDF, Shin Bet, and the police's Gideonim unit — marking a coordinated strike that closed an operational circle from the October 7 atrocities.
Saher Nidal Saqr was described by the military as a global jihad operative who supplied weapons to Hamas during the war and was actively advancing attacks in violation of the ceasefire agreement. His elimination follows a series of targeted operations by Israeli security forces against Hamas and other terror operatives involved in the October 7 massacre and subsequent hostage-taking, as The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks and months.
No further details have been released regarding additional operatives targeted in the same strike or the precise timeline of the operation beyond Saturday's date.
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