Overview
- The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency announced they eliminated Muhammad Na’im Jandiya, whom they identified as head of military security in Hamas’ Shuja’iyya Battalion and a senior operational figure.
- The military says Jandiya led the Nukhba cell that infiltrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz and took part in the abduction of Capt. Daniel Perez during the Oct. 7 attacks.
- Israeli officials say Jandiya oversaw the custody of hostages Yotam Chaim, Samer Al-Talalka and Alon Shamriz, who were later killed while held in Gaza.
- The IDF said it used precision munitions and aerial surveillance and that troops under Southern Command remain deployed to neutralize immediate threats in line with the ceasefire posture.
- The strike is part of a wider post‑truce campaign of intelligence‑driven hits on Hamas command, smuggling and finance nodes to prevent rearmament but independent on‑the‑ground verification of the specific claims is limited and the operations carry a risk of renewed escalation.