IDF Kills Hamas Anti-Tank Commander and October 7 Terrorist in Gaza Strikes | WATCH

The IDF and Shin Bet conducted a major operation in Gaza, eliminating key Hamas military figures including the organization's anti-tank unit commander and a Nukhba terrorist who participated in the October 7 massacre.

Among those killed were:

Kamal Abd al-Rahman Awad, head of Hamas's anti-tank array, who was directly responsible for advancing anti-tank and anti-infantry operations against IDF forces throughout the war.

Ahmad Tabet, head of a weapons production workshop described as a critical "knowledge center" for the organization. Tabet was responsible for manufacturing complex munitions used to fire at Israeli cities.

The strikes also targeted Ahmad Abd al-Fattah Magdalawi, a Nukhba terrorist from the Nusirat Battalion. According to intelligence, Magdalawi was among the terrorists who infiltrated the Nova music festival during the October 7 massacre. Results of the strike against him are currently under review, though Israeli officials hope this represents another case of accountability for the massacre perpetrators.

In a separate strike in northern Gaza, four terrorists operating from a command and control compound were eliminated. According to the IDF, the terrorists were planning to execute an imminent terror attack against Israeli forces operating in the area. The compound, which also served as a weapons storage facility, was completely destroyed.

Alongside the targeted killings, the Air Force attacked and destroyed a series of strategic targets:

- 8 rocket launch pits used by Hamas to fire rockets

- 2 major weapons production facilities

- 3 weapons warehouses containing large quantities of ammunition