Israel Continues Elimination Campaign Against October 7 Perpetrators and Gaza Terror Commanders

Israel Continues Elimination Campaign Against October 7 Perpetrators and Gaza Terror Commanders

As Hamas continues to pose a terrorist threat, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted several commanders and operatives in Gaza, including those who participated in the October 7th massacre.

The Israeli military eliminated “the terrorists Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum, a Nukba company commander, and Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri, a sniper in the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization,” the IDF disclosed on Saturday.

The slain terrorists were rebuilding terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and “involved in the trafficking and supply of weapons to Hamas terrorists,” the military added.

On Friday, an Israeli strike in central Gaza targeted a Hamas commander who was planning a terrorist attack. “A short while ago, the IDF struck a Hamas military wing commander in the Deir al-Balah area,” the military announced.

🔴ELIMINATED: Hani Abd al-Hai Fakhri Mazloum, a Nukba company commander, and Hassan Zidan Hassan Deiri, a Hamas sniper.

Hassan and Mazloum were involved in the trafficking and supply of weapons to Hamas terrorists and posed an immediate threat prior to their elimination. pic.twitter.com/J4AUrp8wSz

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 29, 2026

The IDF took steps to minimize civilian casualties in targeting the terror commander hiding inside a hospital. He “was hiding within the compound of the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital,” the IDF disclosed. (Hamas’ use of hospitals, schools and mosques is detailed below.)

According to a release from the Israel Defense Force (IDF), the IDF carried out a strike on a yet unnamed Hamas decision-maker in the Deir Al-Balah area of the Central Gaza Strip. Per the release, the commander worked to aid Hamas’ wider reconstitution efforts and aided in… pic.twitter.com/DjoOR0F50r

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 29, 2026

The IDF on Thursday eliminated two terror commanders from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The military “struck in the Al-Shati area and eliminated the terrorist Ibrahim Nabil Ibrahim Bass, a commander in Hamas’s military wing,” the IDF said. “The terrorist infiltrated Israeli territory and participated in the October 7th Massacre.”

“[I]n an additional strike in the Sabra area, the IDF eliminated the terrorist Hamdi Ahmad Hamid Kahlil, an observation platoon commander in the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization,” the military said.

In a separate strike on Thursday, the IDF “eliminated the terrorist Bilal Ibrahim Saleh Raqi‘i, a commander in Hamas’ military wing’s anti-tank array” and “Azzam Rifaat Abd Abadala, an operative in Hamas’ Khan Younis Brigade.”

A Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7, 2023, onslaught and a commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad were killed in separate strikes in Gaza City yesterday, the military announces.

One strike in the Shati camp killed Ibrahim Nabil Ibrahim Bass, who, according to… pic.twitter.com/BXLK1Q6TOw

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) August 28, 2026

IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist who held hostages Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu captive

On Wednesday, Israel took out Hamas commander Ismail Barim, who kept hostages Edan Alexander (19) and Matan Zangauker (23) captive in terror tunnels following their capture on October 7th, 2023.

Edan, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who grew up in New Jersey, endured 584 days of captivity. Matan was kept hostage for 738 days and was among the last of the hostages to be released in October 2025.

Barim was also responsible for keeping Avera Mengistu captive. Avera, a mentally disabled man of 28, crossed into Gaza in September 2014. He suffered more than 10 years of gruesome captivity and was released in exchange for convicted terrorists in February 2025.

The military “eliminated the terrorist Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim Barim, a commander in Hamas’ military wing, in the Khan Yunis area,” the IDF revealed. “The terrorist held hostages Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu in a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip.”

Ismail Muhammad Ibrahim Barim was one of the commanders who took part in holding hostages including Avera Mengistu. He’s now been eliminated by the IDF. Some small justice for the poor man they tortured for over a decade. pic.twitter.com/MQvXQzXelo

— Heidi Bachram (@HeidiBachram) August 27, 2026

“Everyone” who took part in the October 7th massacre will be eliminated, the IDF Chief assures

The eliminations are part of the Israeli military’s objective to hunt down every single terrorist who committed atrocities on October 7th, 2023.

“The pursuit of the terrorists from October 7th continues – everyone who took part in the massacre will live on the run until they are eliminated. This is a long-term mission to which the Southern Command and the entire IDF are committed,” IDF’s chief of staff, Lt. General Eyal Zamir, said on Tuesday.

The military is “demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and disarming Hamas, using all necessary means,” Lt. Gen. Zamir assured.

IDF destroyed Hamas weapons depots hidden beneath mosques, humanitarian facilities

In its bid to demilitarize Gaza, the Israeli armed forces located and destroyed Hamas weapon dumps hidden beneath mosques and humanitarian facilities. The military “dismantled five Hamas weapon storage facilities and a Hamas launch site in several strikes across the Gaza Strip,” the IDF announced on Tuesday.

“In the facilities, Hamas stored rockets, weapons, explosive devices, grenades, ammunition, and additional military equipment in order to advance terror attacks against IDF troops in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said. “These storage facilities were established inside mosques and alongside humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.”

The Israeli Air Force bombed five Hamas weapon depots located inside mosques and near aid sites, along with a rocket launch site, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, the military says.

According to the IDF, the arms sites were used to store rockets, weapons, explosives, and other… pic.twitter.com/7XZEtBcPDS

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) August 25, 2026

That same day, the IDF struck a Hamas ambush position established just a few meters from a hospital and a school. Using these civilian facilities as cover, the terrorists had advanced close to the ‘Yellow’ ceasefire line manned by Israeli troops.

“The ambush position was approximately 50 meters from the Yellow Line and posed a threat to IDF troops operating in the area in accordance with the agreement,” the IDF disclosed Tuesday. “The position was approximately 70 meters from Kamal Adwan Hospital and approximately 170 meters from a school.”

In keeping with its well-established norms, the IDF undertook measures “to mitigate the risk to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance.”

West Bank: Hamas’ Jenin terror network struck, senior operative killed

The IDF also struck a Hamas terror network in the West Bank town of Jenin, eliminating three terrorists, including a senior operative.

“Earlier today (Friday), during a joint IDF and ISA operation in the Jenin area, the IDF eliminated Qais Bitawi, a Hamas operative in the Jenin terrorist network, which was dismantled during Operation Iron Wall,” the IDF revealed. “Bitawi was involved in advancing significant terrorist activity, including directing, funding, and executing terror attacks against Israeli civilians and the security forces. Additionally, he maintained ties with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and with Hamas operatives abroad.”

Think Hamas only operates in Gaza? Thought wrong.

Here’s just one example-
Qais Bitawi, a Hamas operative who was also in the former Jenin terrorist network, who was eliminated in an IDF strike in the Jenin area: https://t.co/rJ5nkx3K2s pic.twitter.com/mX8L2p5oTR

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 28, 2026

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