Mahmoud Fatair, a PIJ commander accused of participating in the October 7 attack and holding Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, was killed in an IDF strike in Deir al-Balah, the IDF said.
The IDF has killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist, Mahmoud Fatair, a commander in the PIJ's Central Gaza Brigade who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and took part in holding Rom Braslavski hostage, the military confirmed on Monday.
According to the statement, the IDF conducted strikes in the Deir al-Balah area in Gaza over the weekend, targeting and killing Fatair.
More recently, the Fatair had reportedly attempted to advance terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians.
In November 2023, as part of the sixth phase of the hostage release agreement, Fatair was documented wearing the Islamic Jihad uniform while participating in the hostage handover ceremony of numerous hostages, including Amit Shani, Ofir Engel, Moran Stela Yanai, Itay Regev, Liam Or-Nassar, Raz Ben Ami, Rantin Phaiboon, Gong Sae Lao, Seekena Jakkapan, and Saegkaew Charoemchai.
Following the IDF's announcement, Braslavski posted a video to his X/Twitter account in response to the news of Fatair's killing.
Speaking in Arabic, Braslavski addressed living Hamas and PIJ terrorists who participated in the October 7th attacks and the Gaza hostage crisis.
"The IDF has killed another one who destroyed my soul." Braslavski said.
"You did whatever you wanted, but now you are dying one after the other – and there will be none of you left," He added. "The people of Israel live."