A militant identified as Saher Nidal Saqr, who was allegedly involved in abducting two Israeli hostages during the October 7, 2023, attack, was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip this week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.

Saher Nidal Saqr was identified as the man who abducted two Israeli hostages and took them to Gaza on a motorcycle. (Screengrab/X via @IDF)

Clips showing the abduction of former hostages Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or from the Nova music festival became some of the most widely shared footage from the attack. Argamani was rescued by the IDF in 2024, while Or was released from Gaza last year.

“ELIMINATED: Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, a terrorist operative affiliated with global jihadist organizations operating in Gaza. Among other activities, he supplied weapons to Hamas during the war,” the IDF said in a statement posted on X.

“Recently, Sakr advanced attacks targeting Israeli civilians & IDF troops. He was eliminated in order to remove the threat he posed,” it added.

Notably, Argamani was rescued from Gaza on June 8, 2024. She was rescued along with Andrey Kozlov, Almog Meir Jan and Shlomi Ziv. Or was released in October 2025 as part of the Gaza deal backed by US President Donald Trump.

The IDF also said on Sunday that Muhammad Hamad Muhammad Gabain, a Hamas commander who had held nine other Israeli hostages captive, was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip last week.

The ministry said on Saturday that the death toll had reached 74,016, while 175,068 people had been wounded.

A ceasefire that began on October 10 has stopped the heaviest fighting, but Israeli strikes have continued, with the military claiming they are carried out in response to threats or attacks.

The ministry said 1,145 Palestinians had been killed since the ceasefire began, as per the ministry.