The Israel Defense Forces have announced the death of a leader of the Hamas terrorist group who helped to carry out the horrific terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
In the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and massacred at least 1,200 people, most of whom were Israeli civilians. Many of those killed were foreigners, including Americans. Hundreds of innocent civilians were also taken hostage during the terrorist attack, and many remain in captivity today.
Israel responded to this massacre by launching a war against Hamas, striking at the terrorist group within Gaza. The Israel-Hamas war is still ongoing.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they had killed a Hamas leader.
The post, which was part of an update on the ongoing war, declared that IDF troops had eliminated “Adil Mismah, the Nukhba Company Commander of Deir al-Balah who took part in Hamas’ October 7 invasion and massacre and attack on other communities surrounding Gaza.”
IDF troops continue operating in Gaza:
🔺ELIMINATED: Adil Mismah, the Nukhba Company Commander of Deir al-Balah who took part in Hamas’ October 7 invasion and massacre and attack on other communities surrounding Gaza.
🔺In Shejaiya, troops struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror…
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 1, 2024
According to the Jerusalem Post, Mismah led Hamas terrorists into the kibbutz of Kissufim during the October 7 attacks while also directing gunmen into the kibbutzim of Nirim and Be’eri. The outlet also noted that the Hamas terrorist leader had also been significantly involved in fighting against IDF forces in Gaza in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.
The IDF has stated in a report that Mismah was killed in in IDF airstrike directed by soldiers on the ground in Gaza.
The X post also detailed other updates on the IDF’s operations against Hamas.
“In Shejaiya, troops struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror targets used for conducting warfare and located large amounts of weapons,” the IDF declared, adding: “IDF troops destroyed a launch post and eliminated a terrorist cell that attacked our forces with mortar shells.”
“IDF troops identified and eliminated a terrorist launching rockets in Khan Yunis,” the post continued.
“Overnight, IDF naval troops struck Hamas terror targets and continued to support IDF ground troops in Gaza,” the post concluded.
Israel is reportedly seeking to move to a new phase in their war against Hamas in the near future, which would “call for more targeted operations against the terrorist group, as opposed to airstrikes and other means to eliminate members of Hamas,” according to the Washington Examiner.
