Overview
- The IDF said intelligence confirmed that Ibrahim Abu Sakkar helped abduct Mia Schem from the Mefalsim area during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
- Abu Sakkar, described as a Hamas paramedic in the group's Military Medical Services, was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on April 29.
- The military said he led assaults during the war and was preparing an imminent attack on Israeli troops.
- Schem was seized at the Nova music festival near the Gaza border and freed in late November 2023 in a hostage deal.
- The Oct. 7 assault killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 abducted, and Israel says roughly 50 hostages remain in Gaza.