Another Man Who Helped Kidnap Hersh Goldberg-Polin Is Dead

The IDF struck down another one of the terrorists Monday who abducted Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy as they were hiding in a bomb shelter on Oct. 7.

As Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan sped away on his motorbike, a precise, targeted strike obliterated him in a cloud of dust.

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Ramadan served as deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba terrorist cell, an elite special operations force within the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. The unit is composed of highly trained special operations fighters who carry out infiltrations, raids and ambushes.

Israel has said that this unit led the Oct. 7 attack against Israel in 2023.

Ramadan did not confine himself to the single evil act of abducting innocent civilians. According to the military, he participated in the infiltration of Israel on Oct. 7 and the massacre of Israelis. He also organized and led attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians throughout the war, posing a constant threat.

In a stunning strike in April, the IDF eliminated in one fell swoop three Hamas terrorists who had also been involved in the abduction of these same Israeli hostages.

At the time, a cell of Hamas terrorists attempted to infiltrate the Israeli-controlled portion of Gaza to attack Israeli troops operating in central Gaza. As they approached the Yellow Line, the demarcation line between the Israeli- and Hamas-controlled sections of Gaza, IDF soldiers targeted and struck them, wiping out the entire cell.

The IDF identified Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra among those killed. He was a Hamas Nukhba platoon commander who participated in the Oct. 7 massacre and helped abduct the hostages from the bomb shelter in Re’im.

Mohammad Mabhouh, a regional company commander in Hamas’ al-Bureij Battalion, and Mohammad Fuad Jaser Sayyid were also killed. Both were involved in holding another hostage, Avinatan Or, in captivity in Gaza.

The IDF said it also killed other Nukhba terrorists who had launched rockets toward Israel. The Nukhba unit of Hamas is an elite special operations force within the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. The unit is composed of highly trained special operations combatants who carry out infiltrations, raids and ambushes. Israel has said that this unit led the Oct. 7 attack against Israel in 2023.

The IDF vowed to continue to operate to remove any threats to Israel’s security.

“IDF troops in the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat,” the military said in a statement.