{"id":93443,"date":"2026-08-02T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/?p=93443"},"modified":"2026-08-11T04:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:38:30","slug":"idf-eliminates-hamas-commander-who-infiltrated-nir-oz-on-oct-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/idf-eliminates-hamas-commander-who-infiltrated-nir-oz-on-oct-7\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF eliminates Hamas commander who infiltrated Nir Oz on Oct. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JNS STAFF and AMERLIE BOTBOL<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-dateAndSource\">(<em>JNS.org<\/em>)&nbsp; \u2013&nbsp;The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday that it had killed a Hamas commander who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the terrorist group\u2019s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_93444\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93444\" class=\"wp-image-93444 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza-300x169.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza.webp 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/169;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93444\" class=\"wp-image-93444 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza-300x169.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IDF_in-Gaza.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-93444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip, March 23, 2024. (Photo credit: IDF)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, identified by the IDF as a Nukhba Force cell commander, was killed in an airstrike in southern Gaza on Saturday, the military said.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate strike in central Gaza on Friday, the IDF killed Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a commander in Hamas\u2019s al-Maghazi Battalion, a unit of the terrorist group\u2019s Central Brigade responsible for the al-Maghazi camp and surrounding areas in central Gaza, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe terrorists posed a threat to the troops and were eliminated in precise aerial strikes in order to remove the threat,\u201d the IDF said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the IDF also killed a commander from the&nbsp;<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/israel-news\/idf-slays-gazan-terrorist-who-abducted-noa-argamani-and-avinatan-or\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Kataeb al-Mujahideen<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;terrorist group in the southern Gaza Strip who took part in the abduction of Israeli hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or during the Oct. 7 attack. Additionally, forces killed a Hamas commander who operated simultaneously as a doctor in Gaza City\u2019s Shifa Hospital, holding Israeli civilian Romi Gonen captive and hiding the body of Cpl. Noa Marciano following her murder.<\/p>\n<p>Likud Party Knesset member Nissim Vaturi told JNS on Sunday that the IDF will \u201ccontinue to strike places in Gaza that threaten the security of soldiers and Israeli citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe terrorists will not stop being terrorists,\u201d Vaturi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is forbidden to reach any agreement with terrorists,\u201d he said. \u201cWe must eliminate them. We see how these agreements turn out, even with Iran. We reach a deal, and then the war starts again. That way doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrorists don\u2019t understand the language of agreements. Hamas and the rest of the terrorists say agreements are made to be broken. We don\u2019t need to play into their hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><b>IDF destroys five Hamas weapons depots across Gaza<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The IDF, directed by intelligence from the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet), destroyed five Hamas weapons depots across the Gaza Strip in overnight strikes, the military said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The sites contained Kalashnikov rifles, explosive devices, anti-tank missile launchers, ammunition and other military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>One of the depots, located adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of central Gaza, also served as a hideout for Hamas terrorists, according to the IDF. The military said the weapons were intended for attacks against troops operating near the ceasefire line and Israeli civilians.<\/p>\n<p>It added that advance warnings, precision munitions and aerial surveillance were used to reduce the risk of harm to noncombatants.<\/p>\n<p><b>Danon: Hamas weapons must be removed entirely from Gaza<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations said on Sunday that any plan for Gaza must ensure Hamas is fully disarmed, rejecting proposals that would merely relocate its weapons.<\/p>\n<p>In an X post that included a video excerpt from an earlier interview with&nbsp;<i>CNN<\/i>\u2018s Wolf Blitzer,&nbsp;<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/israel-news\/danon-hamas-weapons-must-be-removed-entirely-from-gaza\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Danny Danon<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;said \u201cdisarmament is not transferring weapons from one warehouse to another,\u201d stressing that arms must be removed entirely from the Gaza Strip so Hamas cannot \u201cuse them or even touch them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel supports the current plan, said Danon, noting the Israeli Cabinet last week approved the entry of an International Stabilization Force into Gaza as part of the agreement. He added that implementation must be judged \u201cby what is happening on the ground, not what Hamas is saying. You know, no one trusts a terrorist organization. You have to verify what they are doing, not what they are saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President&nbsp;<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/trump-calls-15-point-roadmap-for-gaza-a-great-breakthrough\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;announced on Thursday that the Board of Peace, which he chairs, reached an agreement with Hamas for the complete disarmament \u200cof the terrorist groups that rule and control the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>It was a \u201cmajor milestone in the implementation\u201d of his 20-point plan to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas war and begin the recovery process in the enclave, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The pact will be implemented in phases, as the IDF withdraws as disarmament progresses, according to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>An International Stabilization Force under the auspices of the Board of Peace is to work in tandem with a newly built Palestinian police force to provide security.<\/p>\n<p>Trump on Friday&nbsp;<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/trump-calls-15-point-roadmap-for-gaza-a-great-breakthrough\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">commended<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;the 15-point Roadmap for implementing his Comprehensive Peace Plan in Gaza&nbsp;<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/israel-news\/full-text-the-board-of-peaces-15-point-roadmap-for-implementing-gaza-peace-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">made public<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;the previous day by the Board of Peace, saying that nobody ever thought it possible to&nbsp;<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/news\/u-s-news\/hamas-has-agreed-to-disarm-trump-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">disarm Hamas<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great breakthrough &#8230; That shows you how much success we\u2019re having with Iran, because if you go four months ago, five months ago, a deal like that would\u2019ve been impossible. So it\u2019s a big step for the Middle East and people are really impressed by it,\u201d Trump told reporters at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, where he held a meeting with his Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cIsrael is very happy\u201d with the roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill it go through its ups and downs? It\u2019s a very complex situation over there; the people are very complex and difficult. 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