Israel's showdown with the October 7 terrorists has been a trail of blood that has flowed relentlessly for months. Despite the ceasefire in Gaza declared a year ago, the IDF is still targeting hundreds of Hamas and Jihad militants who three years ago murdered over 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 251 others. And America remains silent, under the agreement that the IDF has the right to respond to an "immediate threat." Thus, on Saturday evening, yet another targeted killing struck a militant tragically known throughout the world.
In a raid with a small explosive drone in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, the terrorist who was riding the motorcycle carrying Noa Argamani, who had just been taken hostage at the Nova festival near Kibbutz Be'eri, was killed on October 7, 2023. The images of the young woman screaming in terror, "Don't kill me," with her arms outstretched toward her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, as he was dragged away by other militants, have remained etched in our minds as one of the iconic videos of that horrific day. Noa was freed eight months later during an Israeli special forces raid on the home of journalist Abdullah al-Jamal in Nuseirat, which also cost the life of the operation's leader, Arnon Zmora. The Israeli-Japanese woman's boyfriend remained captive in Gaza for another 738 days and was released by Hamas on October 13, 2025, in exchange for the release of several Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. Noa went to hug Or as soon as the army took him out of the Strip and accompanied him on his helicopter flight home.
Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, the bearded motorcycle-riding terrorist, was targeted by the IDF, the Shin Bet, and Lahav Unit 433, the elite Israeli police force often referred to as "the Jewish state's FBI." The terrorist was part of a long list compiled by the IDF and intelligence command center, which constantly monitors pre-selected targets and decides when to strike. This is partly thanks to intelligence gathered from the field. The wanted men know Israel is hunting them, and they also know they have numerous enemies among the Gazans, ready to betray them for money, to secure safe exit from the enclave, or for pure partisan vengeance. Ten days ago, Basir Al-Barsh, a commander of Hamas's elite Nukhba unit, was shot in Jabalia.
