NUKHBA COMMANDERS ELIMINATED: IDF Takes Out Four Senior Hamas Terrorists In Al-Shati Strike
Aug 19, 2026·1 min read
The IDF announced Wednesday that four Hamas Nukhba terrorists from the Beit Lahia Battalion were eliminated in an airstrike in Gaza’s Al-Shati area a day earlier, including a company commander and three platoon commanders.
Among those eliminated was Muhammad Hamdi Ahmad Al-Masri, a Nukhba company commander who advanced terror attacks against IDF troops. The strike also killed Samed Samir Harb Abu Habal, a Nukhba platoon commander who infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7 massacre.
The other two terrorists were identified as Nukhba platoon commanders Muhammad Attar and Muhammad Fathi Hussein Nasser. According to the IDF, both were involved in advancing and carrying out attacks against Israeli forces.
The IDF said the four commanders posed a threat to its troops and were targeted in an aerial strike to remove that threat.