Israel kills Hamas terrorist:Had kidnapped Israeli woman and forcibly taken her to Gaza during 7 October attack

Israel killed a Hamas terrorist in an air strike on Saturday. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that the terrorist was identified as Saher Nidal Latfi Sakar. According to the IDF, Sakar kidnapped Noa Argamani and her partner, Avinatan Or, from the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023. He forced both of them onto a motorcycle and took them to Gaza. The IDF said Sakar was linked to jihadist organisations active around the world in Gaza. During the war, he supplied weapons to Hamas. He also played a key role in preparing attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. Hamas carried out attack during music festival On 7 October 2023, Hamas carried out an attack during a music festival in the border area of Israel. Around 1,200 people were killed in the attack, while 251 were taken hostage. This attack was one of Israel’s most serious security incidents in decades. Israel subsequently launched a major military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Before long, the conflict had turned into a major crisis for the entire West Asia. Hamas had named it Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. In response, Israel launched Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas a few hours later. Pictures of the 2023 Hamas attack… The Israeli army rescued Noa in 2024 25-year-old Noa Argamani was rescued from Gaza by Israeli forces on 8 June 2024 under ‘Operation Arnon’. In the operation, Israeli citizens Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan and Shlomi Ziv were also freed along with Noa. They too had been kidnapped on 7 October. Noa’s partner, Avinatan Or, was released in October 2025 under US President Trump’s Gaza deal. Rescue operation was named after a martyred soldier Operation Arnon was launched by the Israeli army in the Nuseirat area of ​​Gaza on 8 June, 2024. The operation aimed to rescue Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The Israeli army, security agency Shin Bet and the Israeli police’s special force Yamam worked together to carry out this rescue operation. The operation was named after Yamam commander Arnon Zamora, who was seriously injured by Hamas fire while rescuing hostages in Gaza. He was airlifted to an Israeli hospital but died a few hours later. A terrorist involved in Noa’s kidnapping had also been killed earlier According to the Israeli army, terrorists linked to the kidnapping of Noa and other hostages had also been killed in airstrikes in July. Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Kafina was among them. He was a commander in the Mujahideen Brigades and entered Israel during the 7 October attack. The IDF said Kafina also took part in the abductions of Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or.