Terrorist who carried out massacre, held Brom Breslavsky captive and accompanied hostage handover ceremonies eliminated

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August 4, 2026   
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The IDF announced today (Monday) that over the weekend, terrorist Mahmoud Fatair, commander of Nuhba in the Islamic Jihad Central Camps Brigade, was eliminated in the Deir al-Balah area.

According to the IDF, Patair participated in the terrorist attack on October 7, infiltrated Israeli territory, and took part in holding the kidnapped Rom Breslavsky captive by Islamic Jihad.

According to the IDF, as part of the sixth wave of Operation Sky Doors, the terrorist was recorded wearing the terrorist organization's uniform and participating in the handover ceremonies of hostages - including Amit Shani, Ofir Engel, Moran Stella Yanai, Itay Regev, Liam Or Nasser, Raz Ben Ami, Paibon Ratanin, Gong Sai Lau, Jakapan Sikna and Charoamchai Saigkai.

The IDF added that in recent times, Patair had been promoting terrorist plots against IDF forces and Israeli citizens, and that his elimination was carried out "to remove the threat.".