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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it eliminated Hamas commandant Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who infiltrated Israel and participated successful nan Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival Massacre.
Hamed was killed during a targeted Monday onslaught successful Gaza, nan IDF announced Tuesday.
"The IDF struck yesterday successful nan halfway of nan Gaza Strip and eliminated Ans Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, Nukhba commandant successful nan Hamas panic organization, who raided nan territory of nan State of Israel and nan Nova show during nan murderous massacre connected October 7," nan IDF wrote successful a Tuesday greeting station connected X.
The IDF called Hamed an "immediate threat to IDF forces operating successful nan Gaza Strip," and said he was "eliminated successful a precise airstrike."
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES IT KILLED ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THE OCT. 7 ATTACKS
A poster of Hamas Nukhba commandant Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who nan Israel Defense Forces declare to person eliminated Monday May 4, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF said it has forces "deployed successful nan area successful accordance pinch nan statement and will proceed to run to region immoderate contiguous threat."
Nukhba, which is Arabic for elite, are nan special forces for nan Al-Qassam Brigades, which is Hamas' subject wing.
Both units were instrumental successful nan Oct. 7 massacre. The Al-Qassam Brigades planned and executed nan attack, according to nan IDF and nan Counter Extremism Project. Of nan 6,000 terrorists who invaded Israel during nan attack, much than 3,800 were Nukhba fighters, nan IDF stated successful an August 2024 assessment.
The Oct. 7 onslaught resulted successful nan deaths of much than 1,300 Israelis and prompted a sprawling Israeli subject run successful Gaza. During this campaign, nan IDF eliminated 2 commanders of nan Al-Qassam Brigades and galore different members of nan group's subject leadership.
ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATION IN GAZA EXPANDING TO SEIZE 'LARGE AREAS': 'EXPANDING TO CRUSH AND CLEAN THE AREA'
Palestinian Hamas fighters of nan al-Qassam Brigades participate successful a subject parade adjacent nan separator successful nan cardinal Gaza Strip connected July 19, 2023, marking nan day of nan 2014 warfare pinch Israel. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
A July 2024 targeted onslaught killed then-Al-Qassam Brigades commandant Mohammed Deif. In May 2025, different airstrike killed his replacement, Mohammad Sinwar.
The latest Israeli onslaught successful Gaza comes conscionable nether 7 months aft Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump successful October. The IDF accused Hamas of violating nan ceasefire successful February by utilizing ambulances to carrier terrorists and weapons astir nan Gaza Strip.
Hamas has also accused Israel of violating nan ceasefire pinch regular airstrikes.
HAMAS TERRORISTS USE AMBULANCES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS IN VIOLATION OF US-BROKERED CEASEFIRE, IDF OFFICIAL SAYS
Fox News' Trey Yingst asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio past week if Hamas' refusal to put down its weapons would punctual nan Trump management to support Israel resuming combat operations successful Gaza.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold arsenic President Donald Trump prepares to reside nan Knesset successful Jerusalem connected Oct. 13, 2025. Trump visited Israel hours aft Hamas released immoderate Israeli hostages arsenic portion of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire woody successful nan Gaza conflict. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
"Let’s hope we tin debar that. That’s not nan result we want," Rubio told Yingst. "The result we want is for Hamas to beryllium demilitarized and a Palestinian security force backed by an world information force is capable to secure Gaza.
Fox News Digital reached retired to nan IDF and nan White House for remark but did not instantly person a response.
Fox News' Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
