A Hamas terrorist who abducted four Israeli hostages during one of the most brutal incidents of the October 7, 2023, onslaught was killed in a Monday airstrike, the military announced Tuesday, sparking celebrations from one of his former captives.

According to the IDF, Youssef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, a deputy commander of a Nukhba Force cell, invaded Israel on October 7 and took part in the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy from a roadside bomb shelter near the Gaza border community of Re’im.

The strike targeting Ramadan on Monday was to “remove a threat” to troops, the statement said.

The IDF added that during the war and recently, Ramadan advanced attacks on Israeli troops and citizens, “and therefore posed an immediate threat to our forces operating in the Gaza Strip.”

In April, the IDF announced that another Hamas terrorist who abducted those four hostages from Re’im was also killed, alongside several other Hamas operatives.

Ohel, Cohen, and Levy were released from Hamas captivity in hostage-ceasefire deals with the terror group in 2025, while Goldberg-Polin was murdered in captivity, and his body was recovered by the IDF in August 2024.

Reacting to the announcement, Ohel thanked the IDF for their “incredible work” in killing his former captor, adding “Until the last terrorist.”

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— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) June 2, 2026

People escaping from the Supernova Festival, where terrorists had gunned down hundreds of party-goers, had run into the shelter to hide, but soon came under attack again as the terrorists continued to maraud through the area.

The terrorists fired into the shelter and........

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