Sniper gaza

WATCH: IDF kills Hamas terrorist who 'planned to carryout a sniper attack'

The IDF killed a Hamas terrorist in the northern Gaza Strip, assuring that it was attempting a sniper attack against soldiers stationed in the area.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 20, 2025.
Screenshot of an IDF video showing Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka. June 20, 2024.

WATCH: Airstrike eliminates October 7 terror commander Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka

IDF and Shin Bet intelligence led to the elimination of Hamas terrorist Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka in a targeted airstrike, with no civilian casualties.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises as Palestinians take part in a protest marking the 71st anniversary of the ‘Nakba’ (the ‘catastrophe’ that they view as resulting from the creation of Israel in 1948) at the Israel-Gaza border fence on May 15

IDF soldier convicted, demoted for Gaza rioter death

The sniper is the first soldier to be convicted in a "Great Return March" death.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers listen to a briefing on the Israeli side of the border with the northern Gaza Strip, Israel, March 29, 2018.

IDF to discipline soldiers who filmed sniper video

As mixed feelings surface from all sides, the IDF released the results of a preliminary investigation into the incident.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Netanyahu: 'We'll strike at those who strike at us'

Russia, France and Turkey condemned IDF shooting of Gaza protesters.

APRIL 10, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, HERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests

"We have deployed more than 100 sharpshooters who were called up from all of the military's units, primarily from the special forces."

MARCH 28, 2018ByREUTERS
An IDF sniper during a raid the West Bank village of Al-Yamun