IDF: The IDF eliminated a Hamas commander who took part in holding Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu hostage in the Gaza Strip Yesterday (Wednesday), the IDF struck and eliminated the terrorist Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim Barim, a commander in Hamas’ military wing, in the Khan Yunis area. The terrorist held hostages Edan Alexander, Matan Zangauker, and Avera Mengistu in a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. Recently, the terrorist had been advancing attacks targeting IDF troops and Israeli civilians and attempted to rehabilitate the terrorist organization, while systematically violating the ceasefire. The strike was conducted in order to remove the threat. IDF troops under the Southern Command remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.