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(Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (Footage of Noa Argamani's abduction to Gaza, October 7, 2023.) (Footage of Noa Argamani's abduction to Gaza, October 7, 2023.)   Footage of Noa Argamani's abduction to Gaza, October 7, 2023. (photo credit: screenshot )    By (https://www.jpost.com/author/miriam-sela-eitam) MIRIAM SELA-EITAM    SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 08:37  Updated:  SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 13:46   The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), together with Lahav 433's Gideonim Unit 33, killed a terrorist involved in the kidnapping of (https://www.jpost.com/tags/noa-argamani) Noa Argamani on October 7 over the weekend, the military and Shin Bet announced in a joint statement on Sunday.  Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr was documented abducting Argamani and Avinatan Or from the Nova music festival to (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-909646) Gaza on the back of a motorcycle during the massacre.    Sakr is affiliated with global jihadist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said.  The military added that he had supplied Hamas with weapons throughout the war, as well as advancing attacks against troops and Israeli civilians.  Argamani was rescued from Gaza on June 8, 2024, in Operation Arnon. She was rescued alongside Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan, and Shlomi Ziv. Or was released in October 2025 under US President Donald Trump's Gaza deal.   (FORMER HOSTAGE Noa Argamani attends an emergency conference on the medical condition of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2024.)  FORMER HOSTAGE Noa Argamani attends an emergency conference on the medical condition of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2024. (credit: FLASH90)    Later on Sunday, the IDF and Shin Bet announced that they killed Muhammad Hamad Muhammad Gabain, a commander in Hamas' military wing, who was involved in holding nine hostages abducted on October 7.  He was involved in holding Ziv Berman, Gali Berman, Eitan Mor, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Matan Angrest, Omri Miran, Keith Siegel and Alon Ohel.  Gabain was killed in strikes on Tuesday in the northern Gaza Strip.   IDF kills terrorist who kidnapped Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or   In July, Israeli security forces killed two terrorists linked to the abduction and captivity of Israeli hostages in air strikes, including (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-904226) Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Kafina , a commander in the Mujahideen Brigades.   Kafina was among the terrorists who invaded Israel during the October 7 Massacre, leading a group of terrorists under his command.  He participated in the kidnapping of Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani and directed others involved in the kidnapping of Sudthisak Rinthalak, according to the (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-909793) IDF at the time.  Shir Perets and Maya Zangar-Shamir contributed to this report.      See more on (https://www.jpost.com/tags/gaza) Gaza |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/hamas) Hamas |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/terrorism) Terrorism |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/gaza-strip) Gaza Strip |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/the-october-7-massacre) The October 7 Massacre |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/gaza-hostages) Gaza hostages |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/noa-argamani) Noa Argamani    (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google           Related Articles (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-909860) (Mock explosive device found attached to a Hamas flag on an access road in the West Bank, September 27, 2026.) 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