🎯 GAZA: HAMAS TARGETS AND REPORTED CIVILIAN DEATHS: The IDF said Monday’s Khan Younis strike eliminated Ismail Ibrahim Darwish Kandil, a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and participated in the killing of Nahal Brigade commander Colonel Yonatan Steinberg. It said Kandil had recently advanced attacks against troops and civilians and worked to restore Hamas’ capabilities, systematically violating the ceasefire.
Israeli security bodies confirmed that senior Hamas terrorist Farah Hamed was eliminated in a joint Gideonim Unit 33, Shin Bet and IDF operation. Their announcement placed the strike in central Gaza; Hamas separately identified Gaza City’s Sheikh Ijlin neighborhood and described Hamed as a commander and member of the al-Qassam Brigades’ military council for the West Bank.
Originally from the Ramallah area, Hamed belonged to the Silwad cell responsible for deadly Second Intifada shootings against civilians in Binyamin. He also participated in the October 2003 Ein Yabrud attack that killed Sergeant Elad Pollak, Sergeant Roi Yaakov Solomon and Staff Sergeant Erez Idan. Released and deported to Gaza in the 2011 Gilad Shalit exchange, he continued recruiting and directing terrorists and fought IDF troops during the Gaza war. The Shin Bet identified him as a senior figure in Hamas’ “West Bank Headquarters,” which recruits operatives and directs attacks from or within Judea and Samaria.
In Beit Lahia, the IDF said an overnight strike on a building near the Yellow Line eliminated Muaman Abd al-Rahman Ahmad, whom it identified as directly involved in fighting Israeli troops. Palestinian media reported four family members killed, including two children. The IDF said the building had previously served terror operatives and that it issued an evacuation warning before striking, using precise munitions and aerial surveillance to reduce civilian harm.
🔎 JUDEA AND SAMARIA: ARRESTS AND MISSING RESIDENT LOCATED: Duvdevan commandos and the Shin Bet apprehended Ismail Ankaio and another wanted man in Beitunia. The IDF said Ankaio had been planning an imminent shooting attack and was arrested after a weeklong manhunt.
Ariel resident Yaniv Sardal was found alive in the Qalqilya area after voluntarily entering a Palestinian village in Samaria. A joint Shin Bet, IDF, Israel Police and Israel Prison Service statement said the search had begun the previous night.
🛣️ HOLIDAY ACCESS: ROUTE 10 AND FIRING ZONES: The IDF announced Route 10 access for hikers in the Paran Regional Brigade sector near Israel’s western border:
September 11 and 25: Ezuz–Mount Harif, 08:30–14:00.
September 12–13 and September 26–October 3: Bar-Lev Lookout–Checkpoint 10/12, 08:30–16:00.
Identification and registration at the entrance are required; advance coordination is unnecessary. Military training will continue in northern and southern firing zones over weekends. Southern firing zones remain closed to hikers, and the public is asked to avoid restricted areas.
