Tel Aviv [Israel], November 22 (ANI/TPS): The Israeli Air Force conducted an overnight operation in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, eliminating Hamas operatives involved in the October 7 massacre, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement.

The operation targeted Jihad Mahmoud Yahya Kahlout, a company commander in Hamas's Nukhba force, and Muhammad Riyad Ali Uqal, another Hamas company commander. Both were instrumental in orchestrating the October 7 attacks on Israel, including the massacre and abduction of civilians at the Mefalsim junction near Sderot.

The IDF emphasized that these individuals also played leading roles in Hamas's ongoing combat operations against Israel in northern Gaza.   

(ANI/TPS)