The Hamas terrorist who murdered surveillance soldier Corporal Noa Marciano whereas she was held captive in Gaza has been eradicated, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) introduced Wednesday.
The strike on a gaggle of terrorists, together with Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, had reportedly adopted a Hamas assault in a single day that wounded IDF troops in northern Gaza, in violation of the ceasefire settlement.
Al-Habil, a key Hamas cell commander, was killed within the airstrike in Gaza Metropolis’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF stated in a press release.
“In response to the blatant violation of the ceasefire settlement in a single day, earlier as we speak (Wednesday), the IDF and ISA struck and eradicated the terrorist Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, head of a Hamas terrorist cell,” the IDF confirmed.
The IDF additionally stated that through Israeli Safety Company (ISA) questioning, al-Habil had brutally murdered Marciano, 19, whereas in Hamas captivity.
The IDF soldier had been kidnapped from the Nahal Oz outpost through the terrorist group’s October seventh bloodbath.
She was wounded in an IDF airstrike on Nov. 9, 2023, whereas being held by Hamas and was later taken to Shifa Hospital in Gaza Metropolis.
On the time, Hamas claimed Marciano died in an Israeli airstrike.
Her physique was finally recovered by Israeli forces in November 2023 and returned to Israel for burial in Modi’in, the place she had lived along with her household.
Following the announcement of al-Habil’s dying, Marciano’s mom, Adi Marciano, stated the household had been promised that everybody concerned in her daughter’s homicide could be delivered to justice, based on The Instances of Israel.
“There isn’t a actual consolation on this,” she stated.
“However there may be data that justice was finished, even when solely partially. Nothing will carry Noa again to us.”
“This elimination brings closure for the Marciano household, and to the IDF and ISA,” the IDF stated.
“The IDF and ISA will proceed to function in opposition to any terrorist concerned within the brutal Oct. 7 bloodbath and in opposition to any makes an attempt by terrorist organizations within the Gaza Strip to hold out terror assaults in opposition to IDF troops and Israeli civilians.”
Israeli forces had been responding to a number of safety incidents in a single day, together with assaults on IDF troops when al-Habil was killed.
At round 1 a.m., terrorists had opened fireplace on IDF forces within the Daraj Tuffah space, severely wounding a reserve officer.
IDF troops returned fireplace and carried out extra strikes within the space to eradicate the risk.
Within the assault, suspects have been recognized approaching the yellow line in southern Khan Younis and have been deemed a risk to the troops.
The suspects have been subsequently struck, the IDF stated.
Along with al-Habil, these killed included Bilal Abu Assi, a Hamas Nukhba platoon commander who led the bloodbath at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7.
Abu Assi was believed to have taken half in holding deceased hostages in captivity whereas directing terrorist plots in opposition to IDF troops.
Ali Raziana, commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group was additionally killed, based on the IDF.
