Terrorist involved in holding seven hostages in a tunnel – eliminated

The IDF eliminated a Hamas commander, Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad, who was involved in holding seven Israeli hostages in a tunnel in Gaza. The terrorist promoted attacks and worked to rehabilitate Hamas while violating the ceasefire. He was eliminated from the air.

The IDF eliminated the terrorist Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad, a commander in Hamas's military wing, in an airstrike in the Gaza City area last weekend. According to an IDF spokesperson, Awad was involved in holding seven Israeli hostages in an underground tunnel: Daniela Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Doron Steinbrecher, Naama Levy, Ziv Berman, Omri Miran, and Eitan Mor. Recently, the terrorist promoted terror schemes against IDF forces and Israeli civilians, and worked to rehabilitate Hamas's capabilities while systematically violating the ceasefire. The strike was intended to remove the threat he posed. IDF forces under Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement.