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Israel says it has killed leader of Palestinian militant group that
took part in October 7 attack
By Jonny Hallam, Ibrahim Dahman and Lauren Izso, CNN
Updated:
8:28 PM EDT, Sat June 7, 2025
Source: CNN
The Israeli military says it has killed the leader of a Palestinian
militant group that took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks on
southern Israel.
Asaad Abu Sharia, who led the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement and its
armed wing the Mujahideen Brigades, was killed in a joint operation
with Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) said on Saturday.
His death and that of his brother Ahmed Abu Sharia were confirmed by
the militant group hours after Gaza’s Civil Defense reported that an
Israeli airstrike had hit their family home in the Sabra area of Gaza
City.
Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV said the strike killed at least 15 people and
injured several. Video showed people searching through the debris of a
demolished four-story house.
The Mujahideen Brigades took part in the October 7 attacks alongside
Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups and took hostage some of
the most high-profile captives, including a family whose suffering
became a symbol of the attack.
According to the Israeli military, Sharia was among the militant
leaders who stormed Kibbutz Nir Oz, a small Israeli community near the
Gaza border where many residents were killed or taken hostage during
the brutal assault that led to Israel’s war in Gaza.
Despite not being aware of Hamas’ plans in advance, fighters from the
jihadist group joined in the cross-border assault “as an extension of
the Hamas attack,” the Israeli military said.
According to Israel, Sharia was directly involved in the abduction and
murders of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas – a mother and two sons who
were among the most recognizable victims of the attack, partly because
of the young ages of Kfir and Ariel, who were nine months and four
years old respectively at the time.
Kfir was the youngest hostage kidnapped into Gaza and the youngest to
have been killed. The boys’ mother, Shiri, was 32 at the time of her
kidnap. Their father Yarden was also captured, but was released alive
in February after 484 days in captivity.
Reacting to news of Sharia’s killing, the Bibas family expressed
their “heartfelt gratitude” to the Israeli military, saying his
death was “another step on the journey towards closure.”
“While Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir cannot be brought back, we find some
measure of comfort knowing these despicable murderers will not harm
another family,” the Bibas family said in a statement shared via the
Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Israel’s military said Sharia was also involved in the abduction of
the Israeli-American couple Gad Haggai and Judi Lynn Weinstein Haggai,
and the abduction and killing of Thai national Nattapong Pinta.
The Israeli-American couple were killed near their home in Kibbutz Nir
Oz during the attack in 2023. The body of Nattapong, an agricultural
worker who was abducted alive on October 7, was recovered from southern
in a military operation on Friday.
Israel said it believes the Mujahideen Brigades are still holding the
body of an additional foreign national. The group has previously denied
killing its captives.
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