Israel kills another commander from Hamas' Nukhba forces

Qadr was responsible for the encroachments into Nirim and Nir Oz and the subsequent mass murder of Israelis in the Gaza border towns.

 A view of an explosion following a strike by the IDF on Hamas targets at a location given as Gaza, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on October 14, 2023 (photo credit: IDF/Reuters)
A view of an explosion following a strike by the IDF on Hamas targets at a location given as Gaza, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on October 14, 2023
(photo credit: IDF/Reuters)

Israeli airstrikes successfully targeted Bilal al Qadr, another senior Hamas commander from the Nukhba special forces responsible for the mass infiltration and massacre of Israelis, the IDF said Sunday morning.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets, directed by Shin Bet, targeted and killed al Qadr, the commander of the Nukhba forces' southern Khan Yunis unit.

Qadr was responsible for the encroachments into Nirim and Nir Oz and the subsequent mass murder of Israelis in the Gaza border towns.

The IDF released footage of the airstrike that it said killed the terror commander.

Israel targets Hamas infiltration, massacre leaders

Qadr's killing follows the targeted assassination of Ali Qadi, the Nukhba forces commander who led the infiltration into Israel.

In 2005, Qadi was arrested following the kidnapping and murder of Israelis and was later released as part of the Gilad Schalit exchange deal.

This is a developing story.