IDF kills Hamas commander who took part in Oct. 7 attack, guarded hostage Noa Marciano who was later killed

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Cpl. Noa Marciano, who was killed in Hamas captivity in November 2023 after being taken hostage on October 7, 2023. (IDF)
Cpl. Noa Marciano, who was killed in Hamas captivity in November 2023 after being taken hostage on October 7, 2023. (IDF)

The IDF and Shin Bet say that a Hamas commander who participated in the October 7 onslaught was eliminated in an airstrike yesterday.

Ahmed Ghoul was a commander in Hamas’s Shati Battalion, the IDF and Shin Bet say in a joint statement.

The statement says Ghoul, after returning to Gaza following the massacre in southern Israel, was responsible for guarding hostage Cpl. Noa Marciano, who was later killed by Hamas at Shifa Hospital.

Her body was recovered by the IDF.

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