Hamas

Ahmed Batash, a Hamas commander, managed and coordinated weapons supplies for the northern Gaza brigade and advanced terror attacks against Israel, according to the IDF. The military said he was working to rebuild Hamas capabilities and was killed in a precise strike.

The IDF says it killed two Hamas military-wing operatives in Khan Younis and Gaza City who had been advancing terror plans. One allegedly led terrorist training ahead of the October 7 massacre and continued training operatives afterward.

The IDF struck in Gaza City and killed two operatives in Hamas’s engineering network who were involved in developing weapons and advancing terror plans. The military said the two were working to rebuild the organization’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

Muhammad Yazouri, who commanded the Khan Younis Brigade and advanced dozens of terror plans against IDF forces, was killed in a precise strike. A company commander and another brigade operative in southern Gaza were also killed alongside him.

The IDF killed Ismail Qandil in Khan Younis, a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who took part in the October 7 massacre and the murder of Nahal Brigade Commander Col. Yehonatan Steinberg, of blessed memory. The military said he had recently been working to rebuild Hamas capabilities and advance terror plans.

The IDF says it killed Yusuf Aqila, a Hamas Nukhba company commander in Gaza City, alleging he advanced terror plans and worked to rebuild the group’s capabilities. The strike was carried out after he was deemed an immediate threat.

U.S. authorities also seized Hamas-linked websites and servers and obtained information on thousands of people who contacted the terrorist organization seeking to donate.

Hamas’ general security chief was arrested in an operation involving the Shin Bet and a Palestinian militia, during which gunfire broke out. Defense Minister Israel Katz declared: “We do not wait for threats; we pursue Hamas terrorists.”

Sources in Gaza claim that a “special force” attempted to abduct a senior figure in the terror organization near Gaza City, and that several militia members who took part in the operation were left trapped. Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that a senior operative in the terror organization had been captured.

The taxpayer-funded Arab American National Museum will screen a film portraying Hamas’s attack on communities near the Gaza border as a “struggle for liberation from colonialism.” The screening is set for Oct. 10, one day before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York.

Israel’s security establishment believes Hamas is continuing to rebuild its strength and has no intention of disarming. The IDF has reportedly drafted a plan to return to Gaza City, involving a gradual takeover and the evacuation of civilians to humanitarian zones.

The IDF says it killed Abd al-Fattah Abu al-Eish, a Nukhba commander who participated in the October 7 massacre, in Jabalia along with another Hamas operative. The military said the two had recently advanced terror plans and worked to rebuild the organization’s capabilities.

The IDF killed Ismail Muhammad Ibrahim Barim in Khan Younis, a commander in Hamas’s military wing who held three Israelis captive. The military said he had recently worked to advance terror plans and rebuild the organization’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

The United States said it has decided to bar several individuals working at UNRWA-affiliated institutions from federally funded activities after finding that some employees were connected to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In one case, three teachers were identified: one allegedly took part in the October 7 attack, while another held Israeli hostages in Gaza.

At least five kites were found in Kfar Aza and Nahal Oz, including one bearing the message: "We will never calm down." At the same time, the IDF and Shin Bet destroyed two Hamas weapons depots inside mosques.

The United States received intelligence indicating that Hamas is buying time and may use several tactics to avoid surrendering its weapons. Jared Kushner warned Khalil al-Hayya in a meeting: "If the process stops, we will not restrain Israel."

Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of a Hamas founder, took the stage to explain exactly what lies behind the term “Palestine” (“Its lifespan was 25 years”). His answer left the audience speechless.

The IDF and Shin Bet say intelligence indicates that Hamas operates interrogation centers at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. According to the information, the group also uses the complex for torture, collecting money, and government activity.

The IDF said it struck Hamas commanders at two locations in Gaza, including a terrorist who entered Israel during the October 7 massacre. Meanwhile, Palestinian reports said people were killed in strikes in Gaza City and Nuseirat.

IDF forces sealed two Hamas underground routes east of the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip, as part of the ongoing effort to neutralize terrorist organizations’ tunnel infrastructure in the enclave.