JERUSALEM (VINnews)-The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on the Nova music festival, including commanding the abduction of a young Israeli woman whose body was later recovered from Gaza.

Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahed was killed in an Israeli strike Friday in the central Gaza Strip, the military said. Abd al-Wahed infiltrated the Nova festival site and directed the abduction of Inbar Haiman, 27, of Haifa. Haiman was murdered by terrorists as she attempted to flee the massacre, and her body was taken into Gaza. Hamas returned her remains to Israel in October 2025.

In a separate strike in central Gaza, the IDF killed another Islamic Jihad operative, Salah Subhi Salah Qatrawi. According to the military, Qatrawi had worked to advance attacks against IDF troops near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites during the ongoing war.

The IDF stated that both operatives had recently been involved in efforts to carry out imminent attacks on Israeli troops and civilians, prompting the targeted strikes.

The announcements come as Israel continues operations against remaining terror infrastructure and senior operatives in Gaza more than 21 months after the Hamas-led massacre that killed approximately 1,200 people in Israel and resulted in 251 hostages taken into Gaza.