Nukhba Force
Coverage of Nukhba Force in the Nexus archive.
- Report: IDF warns Hamas is readying to return to war; US opposes new Israeli offensive
The IDF warns Hamas is preparing to resume conflict by recruiting fighters and retraining its Nukhba force, while the US opposes a new Israeli offensive. An unsourced report links Hamas's actions to the failure of a US peace plan, and the IDF confirmed a Hamas terrorist killed in a strike.
- IDF kills Hamas terrorist who directed Oct. 7 civilian kidnappings
The IDF killed Walid Haniyeh, a deputy commander of a Nukhba Force company in Hamas’s military wing, who was involved in recruiting and training terrorists during the past two-and-a-half years of war. Haniyeh was linked to the Oct. 7 civilian kidnappings.
- IDF: Oct. 7 terrorist who held Omer Shem Tov hostage killed in recent Gaza strike
Sabaei Zahir Abd al-Hamid Abu Hasna, a Hamas Nukhba Force member who held Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov, was killed in an IDF airstrike in Gaza. The IDF confirmed the strike targeted him on Saturday.
- Israel says Hamas terrorist who participated in Oct. 7 attack killed in strike
Israel reports killing Sakr Abu Karim, a Hamas commander in the Nukhba Force who led a raid in the Kissufim area resulting in 20 deaths. Gazan authorities state 10 people were killed in other strikes.
- Israel claims killing of Hamas commander in southern Gaza
The Israeli army claims to have killed Hamas commander Sakr Abu Karim in southern Gaza, alleging his involvement in the October 7 attack on Kissufim. Another Hamas member, described as a communications operative, was also reportedly killed in the same strike.