IDF says it killed several Oct. 7 attackers in Gaza in past week

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

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout image published September 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout image published September 26, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

In the past week, several Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 onslaught were killed in Israeli airstrikes, the IDF says.

One drone strike killed Suleiman Abu Lafi, who according to the IDF was involved in smuggling arms into Gaza and directed attacks in the West Bank. His brother, Abdullah Abu Lafi, a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, was also killed in the strike, the military says.

A separate strike carried out by fighter jets killed a Nukhba Force commander who invaded Israel during the massacre on October 7, according to the IDF.

Meanwhile, the IDF says that some 15 terror operatives were killed by troops of the 162nd Division in Rafah in the past day.

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