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(Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (IDF kills Hamas commanders Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji and Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad Awad Gamal.) (IDF kills Hamas commanders Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji and Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad Awad Gamal.)   IDF kills Hamas commanders Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji and Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad Awad Gamal. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT )    By (https://www.jpost.com/author/miriam-sela-eitam) MIRIAM SELA-EITAM    OCTOBER 8, 2026 19:44  Updated:  OCTOBER 8, 2026 20:15   The IDF killed  Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a commander of (https://www.jpost.com/tags/hamas) Hamas's Shati Battalion who held several former hostages during strikes in Gaza City on Monday, the military announced on Thursday evening.  The former hostages Yazji held captive include (https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-910722) Emily Damari , Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest.   (British-Israeli Emily Damari, 30, a former hostage, has her hair done during a photo shoot for her clothing brand which carries the slogan ‘never lose yourself.’)  British-Israeli Emily Damari, 30, a former hostage, has her hair done during a photo shoot for her clothing brand which carries the slogan ‘never lose yourself.’ (credit: REUTERS/SHIR TOREM)    Damari was abducted from her home in Kfar Aza, alongside (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-882195) Gali and Ziv Berman . Gonen was abducted from the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im. The two were released on January 19, 2025, together with Doron Steinbrecher.  (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-888183) Angrest was abducted from his tank near Nahal Oz after his crewmates, Capt. Daniel Perez, St.-Sgt. Itay Chen, and Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz, were all murdered by Hamas. He was released on October 13, 2025.  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