IDF and Shin Bet: Hamas terrorist who held Romi Gonen and Noa Marciano eliminated

The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated in Gaza City the terrorist Abd al-Rahim Abd al-Hay Yusuf Kurdi, deputy head of a Hamas cell who held living hostage Romi Gonen and the body of murdered soldier Noa Marciano. Kurdi also worked as a doctor at Shifa Hospital. He infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023, and continued attempts to carry out attacks, posing a threat to IDF forces, and was killed in an airstrike.

The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated in Gaza City the terrorist Abd al-Rahim Abd al-Hay Yusuf Kurdi, deputy head of a Hamas cell. Kurdi held living hostage Romi Gonen and the body of murdered soldier Noa Marciano. According to the IDF and Shin Bet, he also worked as a doctor at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Kurdi infiltrated Israeli territory on October 7, 2023. In the IDF statement, it was noted that during the war and especially recently, Kurdi continued attempts to advance terrorist acts against IDF forces and Israeli civilians. The terrorist posed a threat to forces and was eliminated as a result of an airstrike. This operation is part of ongoing efforts to combat Hamas's terrorist infrastructure and return the hostages.