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Saturday, October 17, 2026
4 Hamas operatives, including Oct. 7 terrorist, killed in Gaza strikes — IDF
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Four Hamas operatives, including a terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7 onslaught, were killed in recent strikes in the Gaza Strip, the military announces.
A strike on Thursday killed Mahmoud Khaled Mohammed Madhoun, identified by the IDF as a member of Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force who took part in anti-tank missile attacks on troops during the war.
Separate strikes yesterday killed Ubaida Suhail Hamad Murtaja, a Hamas sniper operative, and Adham Khalil Mohammed Marouf, a Hamas terrorist who invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, the IDF says.
The IDF says that another strike earlier today in the Strip’s south killed Hamas operative Abd al-Jawad Juda.
The four operatives had recently been involved in advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians, and attempting to restore Hamas’s capabilities, “in systematic violation of the ceasefire,” the military adds.
בתקיפות שונות ברצועת עזה: צה"ל חיסל ארבעה מחבלים מארגון הטרור חמאס, בהם מחבל שפשט לישראל בטבח 7 באוקטובר
צה"ל תקף בימים האחרונים במספר מרחבים ברצועת עזה וחיסל ארבעה מחבלים מהזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס:
• שלשום חוסל מחמוד חאלד מחמד מדהון, מחבל נוח'בה בזרוע הצבאית של ארגון… pic.twitter.com/rgvhU8H9mi— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) October 17, 2026
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