The IDF said it killed 12 terrorists in Gaza in recent days, including Hamas commanders and the head of a Nukhba cell that raided Camp Re’im on Oct. 7.
The IDF killed 12 terrorists in the Gaza Strip in recent days, including a commander in Hamas’s production headquarters, a commander in the Nuseirat Battalion, and the head of a Nukhba cell that raided Camp Re’im on Oct. 7, the IDF Spokespersons Unit announced Friday.
According to the IDF, the Israeli Air Force struck northern Gaza on Wednesday, killing Khalil Jamal Khalil Manaa, a commander in the production headquarters of Hamas’s military wing.
During the war, Manaa commanded workshops that produced launchers and oversaw their final stages of production.
He also played a central role in the headquarters’ operations and production processes and took part in efforts to rebuild it during the ceasefire.
In another strike in northern Gaza on Friday, the IDF killed Osama Walid Dib Maharb, a platoon commander in Hamas’s Nuseirat Battalion.
IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, September 14, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
Terrorists posed a threat to Israeli forces
The military said Maharb had recently been in possession of explosive devices intended to harm IDF troops operating in the Strip.
The IDF said the terrorists posed a threat to Israeli forces and were struck from the air to remove that threat.
Another terrorist killed was the head of a Nukhba cell that raided Camp Re’im during the Oct. 7 massacre.
The IDF struck southern Gaza on Friday, killing Yahya Sa’id Muhammad Hamdan, head of a Nukhba cell in Hamas’s military wing.
According to the military, Hamdan had recently advanced terrorist plans against IDF troops and attempted to help restore Hamas’s capabilities. He was also killed in a precise airstrike.