IDF says it killed Hamas Nukhba fighter Ahmed Baraka in southern Gaza Strip

Single source · Southern Gaza Strip, Palestine (approximate: Gaza Strip) · 2026-10-28 07:03 UTC

The Israeli military says it struck in southern Gaza and killed Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Baraka, whom it describes as a Hamas Nukhba fighter who took part in the October 7 abduction of Israeli civilians. The IDF statement is relayed by The Jerusalem Post, JNS and Telegram channels, and dates the strike to Thursday, October 22. The Jerusalem Post reports three people killed in Gaza, including Baraka, attributing this to the IDF. A MintPress News Telegram post reports four Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza without naming Baraka.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• IDF (official), 2026-10-28 07:03 UTC
• The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-28 08:17 UTC
• The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-28 08:38 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 09:50 UTC
• JNS.org, 2026-10-28 13:17 UTC
• MintPress News (Telegram), 2026-10-28 16:10 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-10-28 17:06 UTC

Changes

• 2026-10-28 07:07 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-10-28 07:10 UTC: Unverified to Single source
• 2026-10-28 16:19 UTC: Single source to Confirmed
• 2026-10-30 20:46 UTC: Confirmed to Single source

First reported 2026-10-28 07:03 UTC; last updated 2026-10-30 20:46 UTC.

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