Christopher Gavin
Amember of Hamas' commando force that led the terror group's Oct. 7 raid in southern Israel was found by Israeli soldiers as he hid inside a Gaza school late last week, the Israeli military said Monday.
The fighter, who is apart of Hamas' "Nukhba" forces, was captured by the Israel Defense Forces' 401st Brigade during a raid Friday in the Alma'atsam in Allah school in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood, according to IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.
Several other terrorists were either killed or captured, the Jerusalem Post reported. Those taken into custody were transferred to IDF's Intelligence Division for questioning.
Israel has vowed to track down and kill all of the terrorists responsible for the Oct. 7 massacre that left some 1,200 people dead and another 240 hostage.
The Israeli military captured a members of the Nukhba force, an elite group of Hamas fighters who led the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.
Soon after the attacks in October, the Shin Bet, Israel's intelligence agency, formed a specialist unit to go after members of Hamas' Nukhba squad.
“Hamas terrorists have two options: Be killed or surrender unconditionally. There is no third option,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said at the time.
At least dozens of Hamas fighters have surrendered to Israeli forces, as the IDF turned swept through northern Gaza and set its sights on the strip's southern territory earlier this month.
Last week, the Israeli army released footage of what it says are more than 70 Hamas fighters surrendering with their weapons to IDF and Shin Bet forces at the Amal Adwan Hospital in Gaza.
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