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IDF says Gaza strike killed Islamic Jihad terrorist who led murder and abduction of Inbar Haiman on Oct. 7
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A Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who took part in the attack on the Nova music festival during the October 7, 2023, onslaught was killed in an Israeli strike over the weekend, the military announces.
The IDF says the strike on Friday in the central Gaza Strip killed Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahed, who, on October 7, “infiltrated the Nova music festival and commanded the abduction of Inbar Haiman.”
Haiman, 27, from Haifa, was captured and murdered by terrorists while fleeing the music festival, and her body was taken to Gaza. Her remains were returned to Israel by Hamas in October 2025.
In a separate strike in central Gaza, another Islamic Jihad operative, Salah Subhi Salah Qatrawi, was killed, the IDF says.
Qatrawi had attempted to advance attacks on troops near the GHF aid distribution sites during the war, according to the military.
Recently, both Islamic Jihad operatives attempted to advance “imminent” attacks on IDF troops and Israeli civilians, the military adds, and therefore they were targeted.
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