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Islamic Jihad terrorist who invaded Nir Oz on Oct. 7 killed in airstrike — IDF
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023, onslaught and had been planning an attack on troops was killed in a strike this week, the IDF announces.
The military says Abd al-Rahman Ammar Hassan Khudari had been planning an attack on Israeli forces stationed in the northern Gaza Strip.
“The terrorist was eliminated to remove the threat to our forces,” the IDF says.
Khudari was targeted in a strike on Sunday, and alongside him, three Hamas operatives were killed, the IDF says.
According to the military, Khudari invaded Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 onslaught.
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