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IDF, Shin Bet Kill PIJ Terrorist Who Took Hostages on Oct. 7

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IDF, Shin Bet Kill PIJ Terrorist Who Took Hostages on Oct. 7

The IDF and Shin Bet announced Monday morning that strikes in northern Gaza killed Zaher Brahim Khalil Abu Salem, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7 massacre and took hostages. The agencies said Abu Salem had continued through the war to advance attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians. The operation puts Israeli intelligence and airpower directly against a named October 7 perpetrator, not merely a generic field operative. It also reinforces Israel's position that ceasefire lines cannot become sanctuary for terrorists who kidnapped civilians from their homes and then kept planning more attacks.

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