Israel Kills 2 Gaza Militants, Including October 7 Kidnapper of 12-Year-Old Yagil Yaakov
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 21
Israel Kills 2 Gaza Militants, Including October 7 Kidnapper of 12-Year-Old Yagil Yaakov
2 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 21
Summary
Friday’s Gaza strike killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, whom Israel said helped kidnap then-12-year-old Yagil Yaakov from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.
Israeli authorities said Abu Mustafa also worked to rebuild PIJ’s Khan Yunis Brigade, advanced attacks on troops in Gaza and used Nasser Hospital to train militants.
A separate strike killed Hamas operative Mohammed Osama Abd al-Aziz Saba al-Eish, whom the IDF accused of recruiting and training new fighters.
The military said both operations used precision munitions and pre-strike measures to limit civilian harm, part of a broader campaign that also killed a Hamas sniper Israel said posed as an Al Jazeera photojournalist.