Israeli military eliminates Hamas commander, Abu Karim

The Israeli military on Sunday said it had killed Sakr Abu Karim, a Hamas Nukhba cell commander, in a recent operation.

In a statement posted on X, the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, alleged that Abu Karim was among the leaders involved in the infiltration of the Kisufim area during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

The military claimed that throughout the ongoing war, Abu Karim planned and carried out attacks against Israeli troops.

According to the IDF, Abu Karim had recently been involved in efforts to rebuild Hamas’ military capabilities and was allegedly storing a large cache of weapons at his residence.

The Israeli military also said that another Hamas operative who served as a communications specialist was killed in the same strike.

IDF wrote: “ELIMINATED: Sakr Abu Karim, a Hamas Nukhba cell commander who was among the leaders of the infiltration into the Kisufim area during the October 7 massacre.

“Throughout the war Abu Karim advanced and executed attacks against IDF troops, and recently violated the ceasefire by attempting to rebuild Hamas’ forces and keeping a large weapons cache in his home.

“An additional Hamas terrorist who served as a communications operative was also eliminated in the strike.”

Hamas had not immediately commented on the Israeli claims as of the time of filing this report.