IDF, Shin Bet kill six terrorists from three separate organizations in strikes near Khan Yunis

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The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed seven terrorists operating in the Gaza Strip in a series of strikes earlier this week, including Gamal Abu Said, who held Omar Shem Tov hostage in Gaza, the two announced on Wednesday. Abu Said has held several senior positions in Hamas. As part of his duties, he was responsible for training military operatives outside the Gaza Strip, served as commander of an anti-tank battalion, and was responsible for military specializations in the Central Camps Brigade, the IDF said.

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The article never says these strikes took place during a declared ceasefire. The Post's own earlier reporting described IOF troops deployed under the ceasefire agreement, and the same-day army statement refers to the ceasefire. Without this, a reader believes these killings are routine acts of active war, not lethal strikes carried out while a ceasefire is in force.

How we know

The Jerusalem Post wrote earlier“Troops in the Southern Command remained deployed in the area under the ceasefire agreement”IDF, Shin Bet kill two terrorists in Khan Yunis who allegedly smuggled weapons into Gaza (opens in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“while systematically violating the ceasefire”IDF and Shin Bet eliminate senior Hamas terrorist who held Omer Shem Tov hostage (opens in a new tab)

Abu Said was also instrumental in Hamas's connection with various countries and was a significant source of knowledge for the terror group. In two strikes on Monday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed Mahmoud Jihad Mohammad Qafa and Asaad Suleiman Salman Qashta in the area of Khan Yunis. Qafa served as the head of a sniper cell in Hamas' military wing, while Qashta was a member of Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam).On Sunday, the IDF and Shin Bet killed three Hamas terrorists and one Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) member also in the area of Khan Yunis.Mohammad Zakaria Al-Jamal, Shaher Mohammad Zaarab, and Mohammad Amin Al-Namas all served in Hamas's military wing.

Al-Jamal was the head of a cell, and Zaarab served as a Nukhba Company Commander.The fourth terrorist killed on Sunday, Mohammad Ali Abu Shaar, was a PIJ sniper.October 7 Nir Oz infiltrator among four Hamas terrorists killed in IDF strikesOn Monday, the IDF announced it killed four Hamas terrorists, including one who invaded Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, in a series of weekend strikes in Gaza.In a strike in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis, Israeli forces killed Nukhba terrorist Muhammad Kamel Masleh Qadih, who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre and oversaw the preparation and training of Hamas's Nukhba forces.

In another strike in the area of Nuseirat in central Gaza, the IDF killed Diaa Abd al-Mohsen Muhammad Abu al-Rous, another Nukhba terrorist in Hamas's military wing. In the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF killed Nabil Hamad, a senior member of Hamas's military recruitment framework, and Mohannad Nader Mahmoud Dahdouh, a sniper commander who the military said had been actively involved in combat against Israeli troops.

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The Jerusalem Post calls every person Israeli occupation forces killed a terrorist in its own voice, and its only basis is the IOF and Shin Bet announcements. It states the army's account of one dead man's Hamas career as fact, and gives no Palestinian voice. It never tells the reader the strikes took place during a declared ceasefire.

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“kill six terrorists”
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The headline calls the dead "terrorists" in the outlet's own voice, with no attribution.
The impression it gives
A reader takes it as established fact that every person killed was a terrorist.
The context
The only source for who these men were is the joint IOF and Shin Bet announcement. The article names no independent basis and no Palestinian source.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“the two announced on Wednesday”
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“The IDF and ISA eliminated six operatives from terrorist organizations in Gaza”IDF, Shin Bet eliminate six terrorists in southern Gaza strikes (opens in a new tab)
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“killed seven terrorists operating in the Gaza Strip”
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The opening sentence repeats the label as the outlet's own description of the dead. It puts the attribution only on the announcement, not on the label.
The impression it gives
A reader believes the Post has established that seven terrorists were killed.
The context
Everything the article knows about these men comes from the army's statement, which the Post cites elsewhere as the source.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“military specializations in the Central Camps Brigade, the IDF said”
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“killed three Hamas terrorists”
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The Post labels the men killed on Sunday "Hamas terrorists" in its own voice.
The impression it gives
A reader takes their identity and status as checked fact.
The context
The wording copies the army's own statement, as the same-day Israel National News report shows. The Post adds no basis of its own.
How we know
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“the IDF and ISA eliminated four terrorists from the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations”IDF, Shin Bet eliminate six terrorists in southern Gaza strikes (opens in a new tab)
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“Israeli forces killed Nukhba terrorist Muhammad Kamel Masleh Qadih”
Why this matters
The Post names a dead man with the label "Nukhba terrorist" fixed to his name. It states his alleged role on 7 October as fact.
The impression it gives
A reader takes the man's role and actions as proven.
The context
Elsewhere the Post attributes such descriptions to the military. This one rests on the same army announcement and carries no attribution.
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- Elsewhere in the article“who the military said had been actively involved”
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Israeli occupation forces and the Shin Bet said they killed seven men in strikes in Gaza this week, whom they described as members of armed groups; the claims could not be independently checked.
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“Abu Said has held several senior positions in Hamas.”
Why this matters
The Post states the army's account of the dead man's career in its own voice.
The impression it gives
A reader takes his Hamas career as established by the newspaper.
The context
The same description appears in the IOF and Shin Bet statement carried by Israel National News. The Post attributes the next sentence to the army but not this one.
How we know
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“Over the years, Abu Saeed held a series of senior positions within the Hamas terrorist organization.”IDF and Shin Bet eliminate senior Hamas terrorist who held Omer Shem Tov hostage (opens in a new tab)
- Elsewhere in the article“Central Camps Brigade, the IDF said”
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“the two announced on Wednesday”
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The Post builds the whole report on the IOF and Shin Bet announcement.
The impression it gives
A reader gets only the killers' account of who died and why.
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No family, witness, Gaza health authority or other Palestinian voice appears anywhere in the article.
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- Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “family”, “health” and “witness”.
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What is missing
The article never says these strikes took place during a declared ceasefire. The Post's own earlier reporting described IOF troops deployed under the ceasefire agreement, and the same-day army statement refers to the ceasefire. Without this, a reader believes these killings are routine acts of active war, not lethal strikes carried out while a ceasefire is in force.
How we know
- The Jerusalem Post wrote earlier“Troops in the Southern Command remained deployed in the area under the ceasefire agreement”IDF, Shin Bet kill two terrorists in Khan Yunis who allegedly smuggled weapons into Gaza (opens in a new tab)
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“while systematically violating the ceasefire”IDF and Shin Bet eliminate senior Hamas terrorist who held Omer Shem Tov hostage (opens in a new tab)
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Arutz Sheva / Israel National NewsIDF, Shin Bet eliminate six terrorists in southern Gaza strikes (opens in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva / Israel National NewsIDF and Shin Bet eliminate senior Hamas terrorist who held Omer Shem Tov hostage (opens in a new tab)

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