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PIJ terrorist Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa was killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to a joint statement released by the IDF and Shin Bet.<\/p>\n
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Sunday that they killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist who participated in the kidnapping of then-12-year-old Yagil Yaakov from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre.<\/p>\n
The PIJ terrorist was identified as Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa. He was killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the IDF and Shin Bet.<\/p>\n
Yaakov was released from terror captivity in November 2023, as part of the first wave of hostages who were freed.<\/p>\n
Mustafa, who was the Nukhba commander of the PIJ\u2019s Khan Yunis Brigade, has played a significant role in attempting to rebuild the terrorist organization\u2019s capabilities, according to the IDF and Shin Bet.<\/p>\n
He was additionally responsible for advancing a number of terrorist attacks against Israeli troops operating in Gaza and exploiting Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, attempting to train terrorists at the facility.<\/p>\n
In a separate strike, the IDF also killed Hamas Nukhba terrorist Mohammed Osama Abd al-Aziz Saba al-Eish.<\/p>\n
Al-Eish, according to the IDF, facilitated the recruitment and also advanced efforts to train new Hamas terrorists.<\/p>\n
The IDF emphasized that the strikes were conducted with precision munitions and measures were taken before the strikes to reduce the risk of harm to nearby civilians.<\/p>\n
This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n