The IDF announced on Saturday that it had killed two Hamas terrorists who had infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre.
Hamer Iyad Muhammad Almatouk and Khaled Muhammad Salem Joudeh were killed in separate IDF strikes in the northern Gaza Strip, the military stated.
Before the strikes, the two Hamas terrorists tried to carry out attacks against Israeli troops operating in the area, posing an immediate threat and triggering the precision strikes.
On Wednesday, the IDF killed another Hamas terrorist in a strike in the central Gaza Strip.
Abd al-Rahman Mahmoud Jumaa Shaafi was a terrorist in Hamas’s Bureij Battalion and worked to advance attacks against Israeli troops.
The IDF emphasized that before the strikes, steps were taken to reduce the risk of harm to civilians in the area, including the use of precision munitions and aerial surveillance.
IDF kills highest-ranking Hamas military commander
Also on Saturday, the IDF confirmed that it had killed Hamas military leader Izz ad-Din al-Haddad in a Friday strike.
Haddad was Hamas’s highest-ranking military commander before his death and was the last surviving leader of the October 7 massacre. He also personally held former Gaza hostages Liri Albag and Emily Damari captive after they were kidnapped from Israel during the massacre.