This Friday, the Israeli Army reported that Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Awad, a Palestinian terrorist linked to the kidnapping and murder of the Bibas family, was eliminated in an airstrike carried out in the northern Gaza Strip.
Awad was part of the Muhayidin Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Muhayidin Movement, a minor terrorist faction based in the enclave. He was one of the terrorists who participated in the raid on the Nir Oz kibbutz during the October 7, 2023 attacks and led the kidnapping of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, Awad, who also headed the organization's Intelligence area, is also identified as responsible for the death of the dual Israeli-American citizen Gadi Haggai and his wife, Judith Weinstein, as well as the kidnapping of several Thai workers during the attacks.
"As part of his role in the terrorist organization, Awad was dedicated until his death to recruiting terrorist agents in Judea and Samaria (the biblical name for the West Bank) and within Israel, through whom he carried out terrorist attacks against Israelis," the Army stated in a communiqué published on social media.
