A top Hamas commander responsible for the horrific October 7 attack Kibbutz Nir Oz was killed by a targeted drone strike, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced.
Abd al-Hadi Sabah, who led the infiltration of Kibbutz Nir Oz that devastated the community near the Gaza border on October 7, was killed in the Western Khan Yunis Battalion on Tuesday local time.
The IDF said in a press release on social media on Tuesday that it was launching the intelligence-based attack in addition to the Israeli security service (ISA).
Authorities said Sabah was hiding in a shelter in the designated humanitarian area in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
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Abd al-Hadi Sabah was among the terrorist leaders who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and led other attacks on IDF soldiers. (IDF via X)
The agencies noted that Sabah was one of the leaders of the October 7 infiltration of Kibbutz Nir Oz and had been a leader in “numerous terrorist attacks against IDF forces.”
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“The IDF and ISA will continue to operate against all terrorists who participated in the murderous massacre of October 7,” the agencies said.
The IDF said it has taken “numerous steps” to limit harm to civilians by using “precise munitions, intelligence and aerial surveillance.”
Rubbles of a house destroyed during a battle in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel. (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Sabah’s leadership on the destruction of Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel, nearly half of its 400 residents were killed or captured in the October 7 attack.
