Israel Eliminates Hamas Commander Behind Abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin on October 7
Hersh (23) was murdered by Hamas terrorists after 11 months of captivity.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has eliminated the Hamas commander responsible for abducting American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that it had killed Youssef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, the second-in-command of a Hamas Nukhba force cell, during an operation in the central Gaza Strip,” Israel’s i24NEWS TV channel reported. “Ramadan was described as a senior operative who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel and played a role in the abduction of civilians from the bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction.”
Ramadan was responsible for kidnapping Hersh and several other hostages from a bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction. Hersh, originally from Berkeley, California, was brutally murdered by Hamas in August 2024 after 11 months of grueling captivity in terror tunnels.
BREAKING: One of the Hamas men involved in kidnapping Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy from a roadside bomb shelter near the site of the Nova music festival has been eliminated by the IDF.
Youssef Ayesh Awad Ramadan was eliminated as he posed an active… pic.twitter.com/WVsThgEXeO
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) June 2, 2026
“Ramadan infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7th massacre and took part in the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy from the bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction,” the IDF said in a statement on Tuesday.
“In addition, throughout the war, and in recent weeks, the terrorist advanced attack plans against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians. As such, he posed an immediate threat to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF statement added.
🔴ELIMINATED: Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell.
Ramadan infiltrated Israeli territory & took part in the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel & Or Levy from the bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction during the… pic.twitter.com/P3HITFJWBA
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 2, 2026
Israel’s Ynetnews reported the strike:
The IDF said Tuesday it eliminated Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell who took part in the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel and Or Levy from the bomb shelter at the Re’im Junction during the October 7 massacre.
Ramadan was killed Monday in an IDF strike in the central Gaza Strip, according to the military.
The IDF said Ramadan infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7 massacre and took part in the abduction of the four hostages from the Re’im Junction shelter, one of the most infamous scenes of the Hamas attack.
According to the military, Ramadan continued throughout the war, and in recent weeks, to advance attack plans against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians. The IDF said he therefore posed an immediate threat to Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip.
🚨WATCH: The elimnation of the Hamas terrorist who kidnapped Hersh Goldberg‐Polin https://t.co/gGg3QSEHxz pic.twitter.com/yFT8PJ3Nbc
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) June 2, 2026
Hostages Eliya Cohen (26), Alon Ohel (24), and Or Levy (34) were also taken hostage by the terror cell led by Ramadan from the same bomb shelter. All three returned alive as part of a hostages-for-terrorists exchange.
Hersh lost his left arm as he threw grenades out of the bomb shelter. Hamas showed him in propaganda videos as part of its psychological warfare during the Gaza War.
Ramadan’s elimination highlights Israel’s commitment to bring every last October 7 perpetrator to justice. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that an elite Israeli task force was pursuing Palestinian terrorists who took part in the massacre.
This dedicated unit, run by Israel’s Shin Bet security service and Mossad, had managed to track down and eliminate hundreds of terrorists who committed atrocities during the attack. “Hundreds have been struck from the list, in one of the most personal and highly technical targeting campaigns in the history of warfare,” the WSJ revealed. “One by one, militants who videotaped their exploits that day have been identified and killed (…).”
In recent weeks, the IDF eliminated Hamas’s Gaza chief, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, and his successor, Mohammed Odeh — both responsible for the planning and execution of the October 7 attack.
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I hope he suffered
The US forces have seemed a bit brass heavy for a long time. Lots of Generals and Admirals. However Hamas must take the prize. It seems every other combatant is a commander of something or other. No one wanted to be a lowly worker bee it seems.
Hegseth has cut out a lot of the REMF brass
The problem I think is there are positions that rate a 4 star and perhaps they shouldn’t.
Just too bad we could capture him and show him a “good time” in the showers. Rot in hell, sand …
The IDF whacked another Gaza Goblin? Gosh, I just love happy endings.
BOOM!
A memorable line from both “The Wizard of Oz” and “Cape Fear”: “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”
Warriors. “Come out to pkayay!”
I would hate for the IDF or Mossad to be after me.
I hope they end every single goat rider who partook in October 7 atrocity and I hope it is with prejudice and pain.
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