Israeli forces killed a senior Hamas commander in Gaza City on Saturday who the Israel Defense Forces said directed terrorists during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre and held multiple hostages.
Adham Ibrahim Sha'aban Nasman served as head of the operations department of Hamas's Gaza City Brigade and was a former Nukhba battalion commander who oversaw the infiltration of terrorists into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the IDF. The military said he helped guard Israelis kidnapped to Gaza that day, including Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Ziv and Gali Berman, Eitan Mor, Matan Angrest and Omri Miran.
Nasman previously held roles as Hamas's Gaza City Brigade intelligence officer and commander of the Al-Shati Battalion, positions the IDF said he used to help plan and carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli troops and targets inside Israel. In recent months, the IDF and Israel Security Agency reported that he worked to rebuild Hamas's military capabilities by training terrorists and producing and distributing weapons for the brigade's battalions, in violation of the ceasefire agreement.
In separate operations, Israeli forces also killed two Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists on Monday. A Friday strike in central Gaza killed Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahed, whom the IDF said infiltrated the Nova music festival on Oct. 7 and directed the abduction of Inbar Haiman. In another strike on Friday, the military killed Salah Subhi Salah Qatrawi, an Islamic Jihad terrorist who attempted to carry out attacks against Israeli troops near humanitarian aid distribution sites in southern Gaza. The IDF said Qatrawi operated while "exploiting" Humanitarian efforts and endangering civilians. Both men had recently been involved in efforts to carry out imminent attacks against Israeli troops and civilians, according to the military.