The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that Khamis Muhammad Khamis Qassas has been killed in a military operation in the ongoing war.
In a statement dated April 22, 2026, the IDF stated that Khamis Qassas participated in the infiltration of Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel, one of the deadliest incidents in the ongoing Israel–Gaza conflict.
“ELIMINATED: Khamis Muhammad Khamis Qassas, who infiltrated Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7 Massacre,” read part of the statement.
IDF Announces Elimination of Khamis Muhammad
The military added that it alleges that in the weeks and months following the attack, Qassas played a role in directing additional armed individuals toward an area referred to as the “Yellow Line,” describing it as a zone near active combat operations.
Additionally, IDF claimed that throughout the course of the war, he was involved in organizing or supporting additional attacks targeting both Israeli soldiers and civilians.
“Approached the area of the Yellow Line where IDF troops are operating in the southern Gaza Strip, in a manner that posed an imminent threat . Throughout the war, they led terror attacks against IDF troops and civilians of the State of Israel,” read part of the statement.
Although the Israel Defense Forces did not provide additional details regarding the location or circumstances of the strike, it’s reported that Muhammad Qassas died from injuries sustained during an Israeli airstrike that targeted him in the Sheik Nasser neighborhood, east of Khan Yunis.
His son was also killed by Israeli forces about one year ago.
Israel’s Attack on Gaza Results in the Death of Palestinians
Despite the ceasefire of October 2025, Israeli attacks on Gaza continue daily, with more than 780 Palestinians killed in strikes across the Gaza Strip since then, according to the Gaza health ministry.
Recently, Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 11 Palestinians across Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
In Gaza, at least seven Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli attacks, including a child who died from injuries sustained days earlier, while 21 were reported to have been injured over a 24-hour period.
Elsewhere, in southern Gaza, near Khan Younis, three Palestinians were killed as one of them was a man who had recently married.
Another Palestinian man was later killed in an Israeli drone attack near the Sheik Nasser neighborhood, east of Khan Younis.
In northern Gaza, a Palestinian woman was killed when Israeli naval forces shelled tents sheltering displaced families northwest of Beit Lahiya.
