The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Sunday that it had eliminated a Hamas terrorist who was involved in the Nova music festival massacre and infiltrated Kibbutz Re’im as part of the Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught.

Arafat Diab, of the Hamas Sheikh Radwan Battalion, was killed in a May 31 airstrike coordinated by the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the army stated, adding that the terrorist also “commanded a police station for the group and promoted terror operations against Israeli civilians.”

Hamas murdered more than 300 civilians at the site of the Nova music festival, while over 40 others were taken back to Gaza as hostages. At the nearby Kibbutz Re’im, seven civilians were killed, and five were taken captive.

Israeli soldiers continue to operate—under the direction of the

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