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IDF kills three Hamas terrorists in Gaza airstrikes, including Oct. 7 kidnapper

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The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday that it killed three Hamas Nukhba Force terrorists in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Oct. 22 and 23, including one who participated in the abduction of Israeli civilians during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, killed in southern Gaza on Thursday, took part in the abduction of several Israelis, including Alexander Dancyg from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and later helped hold hostages, including Nimrod Cohen, according to the IDF.

Two other terrorists, Nukhba platoon commander Omar Awadallah and Moataz Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Nimr, were killed in northern Gaza on Friday.

Israeli army Merkava main battle tanks move at a position in southern Israel along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Israel Defense Forces graphic showing Hamas operative Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, who participated in the October 7 kidnapping of Israeli civilians.
An undated Israel Defense Forces graphic shows Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, a Hamas operative who took part in the kidnapping of several Israeli civilians during the October 7 massacre, including Alexander Dancyg from Kibbutz Nir Oz. IDF

The military said the three had been planning attacks against Israeli troops and civilians and working to rebuild Hamas’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

It said the strikes were carried out using precision munitions and aerial surveillance to minimize civilian harm.

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