Israeli forces eliminated a Gaza terrorist involved in the Oct. 7 Kibbutz Nir Oz invasion and Yarden Bibas kidnapping during an airstrike on August 10, the IDF and Shin Bet announced. The strike killed Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar, who was linked to the abduction of Bibas and the attack that resulted in the death of his family. Bibas, who was taken hostage during the attack, expressed gratitude for the operation in a statement provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, thanking the IDF, Shin Bet, and others for eliminating a terrorist who kidnapped him on October 7. He also said,