The IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Taha Abu Ayada, a Nukhba terrorist who led the raid on the gas station in Kibbutz Magen during the October 7 massacre. This was announced by the IDF spokesperson, who added that Abu Ayada served as a Nukhba unit commander in Hamas in the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza Strip. According to the military, Abu Ayada continued to advance attacks against IDF forces operating in Khan Younis in recent weeks.