Tel Aviv, June 22 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) in a joint operation have eliminated a terrorist involved in the October 7 attacks and the abduction of Israeli civilian Yagil Yaakov in a precision strike in the southern Gaza Strip over the weekend.

In a joint statement posted on Telegram on Sunday (local time), the IDF said the target, identified as Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, served as the Nukhba commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation.

According to the military, Abu Mustafa infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 massacre and participated in the abduction of Yagil Yaakov.

The IDF also released an image reportedly showing him inside...