The Israeli military said it had killed two members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in separate attacks in the Gaza Strip. The operations were directed by the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, according to a military announcement reported by The Jerusalem Post. The supplied evidence contained no response from Islamic Jihad or independent confirmation of the men’s affiliations and alleged activities.
Israel identified one of the men as Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahed. The military said he entered the Nova music festival during the October 7, 2023 attack and directed the taking of Inbar Hayman’s body following her death. It said Abd al-Wahed was killed in a strike on the Friday before the July 20 announcement.
The second man was named as Salah Subhi Salah Qatrawi. Israeli authorities alleged that he had been preparing attacks on soldiers near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites. The evidence did not provide the date or precise location of the strike against Qatrawi, nor did it describe the intelligence used to support the allegation.
Hayman, a Haifa resident, was 27 when Israeli authorities informed her family of her death in December 2023. Her remains were held in Gaza for more than two years before being returned, according to the report. The publication described her role at the Nova festival as helping dancers who felt unwell.
Before the festival, Hayman had served for three years as a commander in the Israeli military’s mixed-gender Caracal Battalion. She was also a graffiti artist known as “Pink” and “Raven.” Supporters adopted “Free Pink” as a campaign message while her remains were in Gaza.
After the return of her body, Hayman’s family said she could receive burial and honour at home. In a statement distributed through the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the family also called for continued efforts on behalf of 19 other hostages it said remained captive. The report did not provide details about the circumstances or timing of the return.
The July 20 military statement ties both deaths to specific Israeli allegations, but those allegations are not independently demonstrated in the packet. It also does not provide information about other casualties from either strike. The report therefore supports the fact of Israel’s announcement and the identities it published, while the claimed organisational roles and conduct should remain explicitly attributed. No coordinates, imagery, witness descriptions or Palestinian medical reporting were included to establish the circumstances independently. Nor did the source specify whether anyone else was injured in the operations. Those evidentiary limits remain material.
