{
  "id": 11221398,
  "title": "IDF kills two October 7 terrorists in Gaza strikes, including Be'eri hostage abductor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/idf-kills-two-october-7-terrorists-in-gaza-strikes-including-beeri",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:38:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-910348"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted strikes in Gaza on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of two terrorists. One of the individuals targeted, Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar, was responsible for the abduction of seven hostages during the October 7th incident from Kibbutz Be'er Sheva.\n\nThe IDF announced on Thursday that Abu Al-Shaar, who served as a cell commander in Hamas' military wing, the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in a strike on Gaza City. Additionally, the military disclosed the death of another terrorist, Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militant, in a strike on Jabalya.\n\nAbu Al-Shaar's role in the October 7th attack involved infiltrating the kibbutz and kidnapping Sharon Hertzman-Avigdori, Noam Avigdori, Adi Shoham, Nave Shoham, Yahel Shoham, and Shoshan Haran into Gaza. All of the former hostages were released in November 2023.\n\nBalbisi, also a PIJ commander, infiltrated southern Israel during the October 7 massacre. The IDF stated that both terrorists were involved in planning terror attacks against Israeli citizens.",
  "summary": "The Hamas terrorists infiltrated on October 7 and kidnapped Sharon Hertzman-Avigdori, Noam Avigdori, Adi Shoham, Nave Shoham, Yahel Shoham, and Shoshan Haran to the Gaza Strip.",
  "key_points": [
    "IDF strikes in Gaza kill two terrorists, including Be eri hostage abductor",
    "Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar abducted seven hostages during October 7",
    "Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, PIJ militant, killed in Jabalya strike"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}