The IDF announced on Tuesday that it eliminated a Hamas terrorist who participated in the abduction of Israeli hostages from a roadside bomb shelter near Re’im during the October 7, 2023 massacre.

Youssef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander in Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force, was killed in an airstrike carried out to remove an immediate threat to Israeli troops operating in Gaza.

The IDF said Ramadan infiltrated Israel during the October 7 attack and took part in the kidnapping of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen, and Or Levy from the shelter near the Gaza border community of Re’im.

Military officials stated that throughout the war, including in recent weeks, Ramadan continued advancing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians and was therefore deemed an immediate threat.

The announcement comes months after the IDF revealed that another Hamas terrorist involved in the abduction of the same four hostages had also been eliminated in a separate operation.

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