Pursue and Eliminate All of Them: Israel Vows to Target Remaining October 7th Terrorists Not Yet Eliminated
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz stated security forces will pursue and eliminate the remaining 2,000 terrorists from the October 7th attacks.
Jerusalem, 5 October, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Tel Aviv — Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that security forces have eliminated approximately 4,000 of the estimated 6,000 terrorists who invaded Israeli territory during the October 7, 2023 attacks, leaving roughly 2,000 remaining.
In an official statement, Katz emphasized that military operations will continue unabated until all perpetrators are neutralized.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to pursue and eliminate all of them — from the top leadership down to the lowest ranks,” Katz stated. “This is the imperative of the murdered and the fallen, and it is our duty as a nation and as a state — and we will fulfill it.”