The IDF eliminated a Hamas terrorist who “operated under the cover of a paramedic” in Gaza, exploiting the medical system to plan attacks, officials said Thursday.

Ibrahim Abu Tzakar was killed in a targeted airstrike after intelligence indicated he was planning an imminent attack against IDF troops. Throughout the two-year war, he “led and advanced numerous attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel,” according to an IDF statement.

“Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance,” the IDF noted.

Israeli soldiers remain deployed in Gaza under the terms of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement signed October 10, 2025, which ended the two-year conflict that began when Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

“Soldiers will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat,” the IDF statement said.

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