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IDF says it killed Hamas terrorist who led Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Magen gas station
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Hamas terrorist who led the attack on a gas station near Kibbutz Magen during the October 7 onslaught was killed in a recent airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announces.
According to the military, Taha Abu Ayadeh was a commander of a platoon in Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force. He invaded Israel with his platoon on October 7, 2023, and attacked a gas station in the Magen Area.
Ayadeh was killed in a strike in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza on July 1, the IDF says.
Footage of the gas station attack was published by the South First Responders group in November 2023, showing two Israeli employees rushing to hide as Hamas terrorists opened fire and stormed the area. The pair reportedly hid in a freezer for hours before being rescued.
Footage shows Hamas terrorists attacking a gas station near Kibbutz Magen, October 7, 2023. (South First Responders)
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