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IDF kills Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander linked to Oct. 7 hostage.

8/4/2026

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IDF killed Mahmoud Fatair, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander, in a Deir al-Balah strike on Monday.
The army said Fatair infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and helped hold hostage Rom Braslavski.
IDF said Fatair planned attacks on civilians and troops and used munitions and aerial surveillance to limit civilian harm.
Rom Braslavski, held 738 days after the Oct. 7 kidnapping, thanked the IDF on X for ending Fatair’s threat.

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IDF killed Mahmoud Fatair, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander, in a Deir al-Balah strike on Monday.
The army said Fatair infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and helped hold hostage Rom Braslavski.
IDF said Fatair planned attacks on civilians and troops and used munitions and aerial surveillance to limit civilian harm.
Rom Braslavski, held 738 days after the Oct. 7 kidnapping, thanked the IDF on X for ending Fatair’s threat.