Israeli forces report that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet kill a Hamas operative identified as the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s former bodyguard, during a strike in Gaza. The military says Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma, a member of the Hamas Nukhba unit, is killed in an operation carried out after Israel says he took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
The outlets describe the strike as occurring in the Khan Yunis area and following an earlier set of claims by the IDF about killings of Hamas figures connected to Oct. 7. One report ties Abu Shahma to an infiltration into Israel, including an attack on Re’im, while another emphasizes his role as Sinwar’s bodyguard. All accounts cite Israeli military and security authorities as the sources of the identification and the timing of the operation.
While the articles share the same core facts about the identity of the person killed and the agencies involved, they vary slightly in how they frame his specific Oct. 7 role—either focusing more on infiltration and the Re’im area or on his position within Sinwar’s security detail—and in how they sequence the related claims about other Hamas operatives in Gaza.
