IDF eliminates Hamas commander involved in holding hostages
<p>The IDF says it eliminated Hamas commander Ihab Abu Taqiya, who was involved in holding numerous Israeli hostages, along with another Hamas commander in Gaza.</p> <p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>
Israeli forces killed Ibrahim Gihad Muhammad Abu Oshaiba, a Hamas platoon commander, during an airstrike on Thursday in Gaza's Nuseirat area. Abu Oshaiba was involved in holding multiple hostages at the start of the conflict, including former hostages Noa Argamani, Emily Hand, and Ohad Ben Ami, according to a statement from the Israeli military and Shin Bet.
The strike was carried out to neutralize the threat posed by Abu Oshaiba and another Hamas terrorist, Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya, who was also killed in the attack. Both terrorists had engaged in attacks against Israeli troops and civilians throughout the war, with the IDF noting that they had violated the ceasefire through systematic actions.
Additionally, the military announced that they had dismantled two weapons storage facilities operated by Hamas's military wing in strikes carried out that night in the Al-Bureij area and Gaza City, resulting in the destruction of numerous weapons and military equipment. Four more Hamas terrorists were killed in separate strikes conducted earlier in the week in southern Gaza, all of whom had attacked Israeli forces and civilians and worked to restore Hamas's military capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.
IDF troops in Gaza remained deployed as per the ceasefire agreement and would continue to operate to eliminate immediate threats.
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