Jerusalem, 17 September, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The IDF said it struck and killed on Thursday a Hamas terrorist in the Gaza Strip who served as head of a division in the terror organization’s naval police and took part in the October 7, 2023, massacre.
The military has said Hamas’s naval police operates under the group’s military wing and has been used to advance and direct attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians.
The strike is part of an intensified counterterrorism campaign the IDF and Shin Bet have carried out in Gaza in recent weeks, targeting operatives working to rebuild Hamas’s military capabilities despite the ceasefire. The Shin Bet’s Nili unit, established after October 7 specifically to track down participants in the massacre, has been involved in locating such terrorists, alongside strikes on weapons-storage sites, workshops, and production labs used to restore Hamas’s arsenal.