Israel says its military has killed two militants who entered Israel during the October 7, 2023 attack, including a Hamas cell commander linked to the abduction of six people from Kibbutz Be’eri. The IDF identified the Hamas commander as Muhammad Jamal Mahmoud Abu Al-Shaar and said he was killed in a strike in the Gaza City area. According to the Israeli military, he participated in the abduction of six people from Be’eri. A separate strike in Jabaliya killed Musab Abd al-Jalil Saqib Balbisi, whom the IDF identified as a commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s military wing and said also entered Israel on October 7.
