Israeli forces have announced the killing of a Hamas member involved in the kidnapping of Yarden Bibas during the October 7 attack. The airstrike, carried out on August 10 in Gaza, targeted Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar, who was identified as one of the individuals who invaded Kibbutz Nir Oz and abducted Bibas. Bibas was eventually released from captivity in January, but his wife and two young sons were also abducted by another group and tragically murdered while in captivity. Their bodies were later returned to Israel.