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Israel says it has killed Oct 7 attacker who was filmed abducting couple

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Israeli forces announced on September 27 that they had killed Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr in the Nuseirat area of Gaza. Sakr was identified as the militant who abducted Noa Argamani and her boyfriend Avinatan Or during Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023. Video footage from the incident showed Sakr driving the motorcycle used to abduct the couple at the Nova music festival; Argamani was rescued in June 2024, while Or was released in October 2025 as part of a ceasefire agreement.
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Israeli forces announced on September 27 that they had killed Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, a Hamas militant involved in the October 7, 2023, attack during which nearly 400 people were killed at the Nova music festival. Video footage showed Sakr abducting Noa Argamani and her boyfriend on a motorcycle, an image that became widely recognized. After being held captive for eight months, Argamani was rescued in June 2024 during an Israeli operation. The IDF stated that Sakr supplied weapons to Hamas and coordinated attacks against Israeli troops and civilians. He was killed in the Nuseirat area of Gaza Strip by an airstrike.

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Hamas Israel Israeli JERUSALEM Nova

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Israeli NORP · 5× Hamas ORG · 3× Argamani PERSON · 2× Nova ORG · 2× Avinatan Or PERSON · 1× Gaza Strip GPE · 1× Israel GPE · 1× JERUSALEM GPE · 1× Noa Argamani PERSON · 1× Palestinian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Israeli forces “struck in the Nuseirat area and eliminated the terrorist Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, a terrorist operative affiliated with global jihadist organisations operating in the Gaza Strip”, the Israeli military said in a statement on Sept 27.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
2026-09-28 · The Straits Times
Israel says it has killed Oct 7 attacker who was filmed abducting couple · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 2 hedged)

Israel says it has killed Oct 7 attacker who was filmed abducting couple JERUSALEM – asserted
who → say → couple
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian militant who was filmed abducting a couple at a music festival during Hamas’s deadly attack on Oct 7, 2023, the military said on Sept 27. asserted
military → kill → Sept
Video footage widely circulated in the aftermath of the attack showed militants abducting Noa Argamani and her boyfriend Avinatan Or at the Nova music festival. asserted
militants → circulate → festival
Argamani was rescued in June 2024 during an Israeli operation in the central Gaza Strip, while Or was released by Hamas in October 2025 as part of a ceasefire deal. asserted
Or → rescue → deal
Israeli forces “struck in the Nuseirat area and eliminated the terrorist Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, a terrorist operative affiliated with global jihadist organisations operating in the Gaza Strip”, the Israeli military said in a statement on Sept 27. asserted
military → strike → Sept
Sakr drove the motorcycle used to abduct Argamani and Or, according to the statement. uncertain
Sakr → drive → statement
Hamas and allied factions killed at least 370 people and took 44 hostages at the Nova festival on Oct 7, 2023, according to Israeli figures. uncertain
Hamas → ally → figures
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