Shea Levin — text status

The IDF announced that it eliminated Hamas commander Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya in an airstrike yesterday in Nuseirat, central Gaza. According to the IDF, Abu Taqiya was involved in holding numerous Israeli hostages captive early in the war, including Noa Argamani, Emily Hand, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan and several others. The strike also eliminated Ibrahim Jihad Mohammed Abu Ashaiba, a Hamas platoon commander.