A Hamas terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023, onslaught, and was involved in one of the terror group’s hostage release ceremonies, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip some two weeks ago, the IDF and Shin Bet announced.
Hamza Wael Muhammad Asafah was the commander of a cell in Hamas’s Nukhba force in the terror group’s Deir al-Balah Battalion, and he participated in the October 7 attack, according to the military.
The IDF says that Asafah also participated in the “cynical” release ceremony for hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami, and Or Levy in February.
In the strike in central Gaza some two weeks ago, the IDF says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm.
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