The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Saturday named three Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists who were killed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Those named on Saturday were Muhammad Hamed Muhammad Khuli, Ashraf Adnan Muhammad al-Khatib, and Saeed Khaled Ali Abd al-Rahman.
According to the IDF, Khuli was the commander of Hamas's Central Camps Operations Department and played a significant role in the preparations for the October 7 massacre.
Khuli was also involved in planning the attack at the Nahal Oz checkpoint on February 6, 1995, in which Yevgeny Gromov was murdered, the IDF said.
Al-Khatib was the commander of the PIJ's rocket and missile array, and Abd al-Rahman was head of sniping in Hamas's Deir al-Balah Battalion in the Central Camps brigade, the military added.
IDF activity in Gaza throughout the month of January
Seperately, the IDF killed two other Hamas terrorists working to rebuild the terror organization's infrastructure.
The strikes were made in response to reported violations of the ceasefire agreement on Tuesday, in which terrorists emerged from underground tunnels and tried to ambush IDF soldiers in western Rafah.
The IDF's 16th Brigade, under the command of the 252nd Division, has dismantled hundreds of "terrorist infrastructure sites," including weapons, shafts, and underground tunnels east of the Yellow Line throughout the month of January, the military said in a Friday statement.
According to the statement, "dozens" of terrorists have also been killed.
Two foreign residents expelled after attack on shepherd
Two foreign residents were expelled from Israel after being arrested over the weekend for attacking a shepherd in the West Bank, police announced.
According to the police, four suspects were arrested after the attack. The other two have been released following the investigation, under restrictive conditions including being distanced from the West Bank for 15 days.