The terrorist had been under intelligence surveillance for a long time, and was attacked following reliable information about his location in real time.

The terrorist, Ahed Azmi Kadih, raided the territory of the country and took part in the October 7th massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz.

The terrorist was employed by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization. Following the incident, representatives of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories demanded clarifications and an urgent investigation from senior officials in the international community and the heads of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization, regarding the employment of the organization's employees who participated in the October 7th massacre and terrorist activities against Israel.

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories returns And calls on international organizations operating in the Gaza Strip to provide the Israeli authorities with the details of the local workers they employ in the Gaza Strip, in order to ensure that terrorist elements do not make use of the existing humanitarian intermediary.

The IDF and the Shin Bet will continue to act decisively to locate and eliminate military terrorist operatives who carry out terrorist acts against Israeli citizens, as well as those involved in the murderous massacre on October 7.

We emphasize that according to the available information, it is not possible to link the terrorist to a specific kidnapping incident.

The IDF requests that it listen only to the statements of official authorities, and to refrain from spreading rumors that harm families and the public.