IDF Kills Two Hamas Terrorists Who Participated in Oct. 7 Massacre, Held Israeli Hostages
- On Thursday, September 24, 2026, Israel Defense Forces eliminated Hamas commander Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad and Finance Department head Muhammad Abu Alwan in Gaza operations.
- Awad had participated in holding seven Israeli hostages—Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, Doron Steinbrecher, Naama Levy, Ziv Berman, Omri Miran, and Eitan Mor—in Gaza City tunnels before recently advancing attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.
- Finance Department head Muhammad Abu Alwan directed the transfer of more than 1 billion NIS to fund Hamas terrorist activities, making him a key figure sustaining the organization's operations and rule.
- Both men were recently involved in efforts to rebuild Hamas capabilities in what the IDF described as systematic violation of the ceasefire, with Abu Alwan "had also recently been involved in efforts to rebuild Hamas."
- The IDF reported eliminating these key figures was necessary to remove the threats they posed to Israeli civilians and IDF troops operating in the region.
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lrytas.ltThe Israeli military has killed Hamas members again in the Gaza Strip, according to its own data. According to the military, one of the dead was a commander of the Islamist group who participated in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and later held kidnapped Israeli hostages.
IDF Kills Two Hamas Terrorists in Gaza City, Including Oct. 7 Infiltrator Who Held Hostages
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that it killed two Hamas military-wing terrorists in separate airstrikes in the Gaza City area earlier this week, including a commander who the army said entered Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre and later helped hold Israeli hostages in Gaza. The military identified the first […]
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The Israel Defense Forces said that it had eliminated Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad, a Hamas commander who, according to the military, held seven hostages in a Gaza tunnel during the war.
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