by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (Worthy News) – Israel has killed approximately two-thirds of the terrorists who crossed into Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 massacre, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday, vowing that Israeli forces will continue pursuing the roughly 2,000 perpetrators still believed to be alive.
According to figures presented to Israel’s security cabinet by Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, approximately 6,000 terrorists entered Israel during the October 7 assault, with about 4,000 now confirmed killed.
“Six thousand terrorists crossed the border into Israel on October 7 and carried out the atrocities. Of them, 4,000 have been killed so far, leaving another 2,000,” Katz said.
Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have instructed the Israel Defense Forces and other security agencies to pursue those responsible for the massacre “without limitation and under any circumstances, from the senior ranks to the junior ranks.”
Israel has spent three years identifying those who participated in the attack, using extensive video and photographic evidence—including footage recorded by the terrorists themselves—along with facial-recognition technology. A special joint IDF-Shin Bet effort known as Nili has been tasked with locating those involved.
Another approximately 300 suspected October 7 perpetrators have been captured and are awaiting prosecution before special military tribunals that have yet to be established.
The campaign has accelerated in recent months. On Monday, the IDF killed Ibrahim Mustafa Suleiman Abu Oweimer, identified as a Hamas Nukhba platoon commander who participated in the October 7 invasion.
The Hamas-led attack killed roughly 1,200 people in Israel and resulted in 251 people being taken hostage, triggering the Gaza war and what has become a years-long Israeli campaign to dismantle Hamas and bring those responsible for the massacre to justice.
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