October 7 Nukhba Operative Caught Working as Aid Truck Driver Near Kerem Shalom
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Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas Nukhba operative who took part in the October 7 massacre of Gaza-envelope communities, catching him Thursday in the Rafah area while he worked as a truck driver on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom crossing. Defense officials said a private Gaza merchant had hired him to haul a consignment of aid destined for the Strip's private sector. Forces located him after intelligence reached the security establishment, and he was transferred for further questioning. Officials said Hamas levies taxes of up to 30 percent on local merchants and exploits private-sector trade and aid mechanisms to rebuild its military and civilian control.
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Sources factually disagree on whether the aid had already been loaded when the operative was intercepted: N12 and JDN report that security forces caught him on the Gazan side heading toward Kerem Shalom before he collected the cargo; Arutz 7 and The Jerusalem Post describe him as already driving a humanitarian aid truck carrying aid he had been collecting. The remaining facts are uniform: the detainee is a Hamas Nukhba operative who took part in the October 7 massacre, he was arrested Thursday in the Rafah area while working as a truck driver, the consignment was ordered by a private Gaza merchant for the Strip's private sector, and he was handed over for further questioning.
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