{"id":51802,"date":"2025-08-20T04:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-announces-death-of-hamas-nukhba-commander-who-infiltrated-israel-on-oct-7\/20\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:08:49","slug":"idf-announces-death-of-hamas-nukhba-commander-who-infiltrated-israel-on-oct-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-announces-death-of-hamas-nukhba-commander-who-infiltrated-israel-on-oct-7\/20\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF announces death of Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was responsible for conducting numerous terror attacks against IDF troops and Israel, according to the military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF on Wednesday announced the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-shin-bet-confirm-killing-184005750.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas Nukhba commander;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hamas Nukhba commander<\/a> Muhammad Naif Abu Shamala, who was killed in Khan Yunis on August 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shamala infiltrated the military&#8217;s Ma\u2019aras post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-hamas-war\/article-823396\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:October 7, 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">October 7, 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was responsible for conducting numerous terror attacks against IDF troops and Israel, according to the military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF and the Shin Bet on Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-shin-bet-kill-terrorist-194250571.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced the death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced the death<\/a> of a Hamas terrorist who participated in the abduction of Yarden Bibas on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The terrorist, Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar, was killed on August 10, also in southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Hamas terrorist Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar (L) kidnapping Yarden Bibas (center) from Kibbutz Nir Oz, October 7, 2023. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bibas thanked the IDF and the Shin Bet for killing Najjar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last week, the military announced the death of a Nukhba deputy commander, Abdullah Saeed Abd al-Baqin, who was killed on August 7. He served in the Central Jabalya Battalion and had also infiltrated Israel on October 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He took part in the raid on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-848176\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erez IDF base;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Erez IDF base<\/a> and partook in the kidnapping of soldiers Ron Sherman, the late Nick Beiser, and Tamir Nimrodi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-announces-death-hamas-nukhba-071237153.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was responsible for conducting numerous terror attacks against IDF troops and Israel, according to the military. 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