IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas commander who held multiple Israeli hostages in Gaza

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed two Hamas terrorists who abducted and held Israelis hostage during the October 7 massacre.On Saturday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Adham Ibrahim Sha'aban Nasman, Hamas's Gaza City Brigade operations head in Gaza City.Nasman served as a battalion commander in the terror group's Nukhba Force, and led Hamas's Gaza City Brigade's infiltration into Israel during the October 7 massacre.He also held several former hostages captive, notably Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Ziv and Gali Berman, Eitan Mor, Matan Angrest, and Omri Miran, the military noted.In addition, the IDF and Shin Bet noted that Nasman held a number of senior Hamas positions, including serving as the intelligence officer of the Gaza City Brigade and the commander of the Al-Shati Battalion.Recently, Nasman attempted to train terrorists from Hamas' Gaza City Brigade and worked to advance the production and distribution of weapons to the brigade's battalions.“These activities were carried out as part of efforts to rebuild Hamas' military capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire agreement,” the IDF and Shin Bet said, adding that its troops would remain deployed in Gaza and continue to “remove threats.”In a separate strike on Sunday, the IDF killed Asma Kamal Shehadeh Abu Tim, a cell commander in Hamas' military wing.On October 7, 2023, Abu Tim invaded Kibbutz Nir Oz and aided in the abduction of Nurit Cooper, Amiram Cooper, and Alexander Dancyg.More recently, Abu Tim advanced terror attacks targeting IDF troops and Israeli civilians, the military said.Former hostages react to IDF, Shin Bet announcement“Another piece of garbage [has been] sent to Hamas's giant landfill in hell,” Ziv Berman wrote in a social media post. “I hope that the rest of [Nasman's] friends that are unfortunately still alive will understand that their time will also come!”“Am Yisrael Chai,” Berman concluded and thanked all those involved in the operation.Damari echoed Ziv's sentiment in her own social media post.“There are moments when history does not repeat itself; it reminds us of a principle,” she said. “After the Munich Massacre, Israel launched Operation Wrath of God with a simple message: Those who take part in the massacre of Jews will not be able to hide forever.”“Even after October 7, the message stayed with us. Any terrorist who took part in the massacre, murder, kidnapping, or holding hostages: Your reckoning will come!”“Today, one of the scoundrel terrorists who held me captive was killed,” Damari wrote. “For me, this is another step on the path to justice. Not just out of revenge, but with the understanding that there are actions that should never be left unaccounted for.”She added that during her time in captivity, she overheard Nasman speaking on the phone with former Hamas leader Sinwar and other Hamas terrorists.“Now they don't talk about us together on the phone anymore,” she said, “they burn together in the fires of hell.”In a post to X/Twitter on behalf of Miran, his wife, Lishay, wrote that there is “great joy with the publication of the news about the elimination of one of the greatest monsters who held me captive in Gaza. “Miran thanked everyone who worked “day and night to settle the score.”“But it's important to me to convey a message today: Our decision-makers cannot only focus on settling scores with Hamas; it's time to settle a score with us too,” the post read.“The way there passes through taking full responsibility for what happened to us and no less important: our rehabilitation and that of our families.”