Our forces eliminated a senior terrorist in Gaza: "Took part in holding many hostages"

IDF forces eliminated Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya, a Hamas squad commander involved in holding many hostages, in Nuseirat yesterday. Alongside him, Ibrahim Jehad Muhammad Abu Ashiba was also eliminated. The two promoted terrorist schemes and worked to rehabilitate Hamas capabilities while violating the ceasefire, the IDF stated.

IDF forces eliminated yesterday (Thursday) in the Nuseirat area in the central Gaza Strip Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya, a squad commander in the military wing of Hamas, who was involved at the beginning of the war in holding many hostages, including Raya Rotem, Hila Rotem Shoshani, Emily Hand, Ohad Ben Ami, Noa Argamani, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, Maxim Herkin, Yosef Haim Ohana, Segev Kalfon, and Alexander Lobanov, may their memory be blessed. In an airstrike, Ibrahim Jehad Muhammad Abu Ashiba, a platoon commander in the organization's military wing, was also eliminated alongside him. The IDF stated that the two promoted terrorist schemes against security forces and Israeli citizens and worked to rehabilitate Hamas capabilities while systematically violating the ceasefire, and the elimination was carried out to remove the immediate threat they posed. Southern Command forces continue to be deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and to operate against any threat.