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IDF says it killed Hamas navy commando who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A May 25, 2025, IDF graphic announcing the killing in Gaza of Hamas navy commando Ahmad Osama Hassan Al-Lahouni, who took part in the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (IDF)
A Hamas terrorist who infiltrated Israel during the October 7, 2023, onslaught was killed in a recent strike in the Gaza Strip, the military says.
The IDF says Ahmad Osama Hassan Al-Lahouni, who served in Hamas’s naval commando unit, was killed in a strike carried out jointly by the Southern Command, Israeli Air Force, Intelligence Directorate, Navy and Shin Bet.
Lahouni had infiltrated the Kerem Shalom area on October 7, according to the IDF.
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