IDF says Nukhba terrorist who infiltrated Nir Oz on October 7 killed in Gaza strike
The Israeli military reported that four Hamas operatives, including a Nukhba member who entered Nir Oz on Oct. 7, were killed in strikes across Gaza, and that two additional terrorists were killed in earlier operations.
The Israel Defense Forces said four Hamas terrorists were killed in a series of strikes across Gaza on Saturday. One of those killed was Muhammad Kamel Masleh Qadih, a Nukhba operative who entered Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7 attack and was responsible for training the unit, according to the military.
In Khan Younis, IDF forces targeted Qadih, while a separate strike in the Nuseirat area eliminated Diaa Abd al-Mohsen Muhammad Abu al-Rous, another member of the Nukhba wing. In the northern Gaza Strip, the army said it killed Nabil Hamad, a senior figure in Hamas’s recruitment network, and Mohannad Nader Mahmoud Dahdouh, a sniper commander who had taken part in combat against Israeli troops.
The IDF also confirmed that two Hamas operatives were killed in earlier strikes on Oct. 22, including Wael Naif Fahmi Muslim, a Nukhba member who participated in the 2023 infiltration of Israel.