The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it killed Hamas terrorist Muhammad Naif Abu Shamala, who had infiltrated the military's Ma’aras post on October 7, 2023.

"ELIMINATED : Muhammad Naif Abu Shamala, a Hamas Nukhba company commander who infiltrated Israel and took part in the attempted infiltration of the Ma’aras Post during the October 7 massacre," IDF wrote on X.

"Throughout the war, he advanced numerous terror attacks against IDF troops and Israel," the statement said.

The IDF on Tuesday announced the killing of a senior Hamas terrorist who participated in the abduction of Yarden Bibas on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz.

The force identified the terrorist as Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar.

"Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar, a Hamas Terrorist who participated in Yarden Bibas’ abduction during the Oct. 7 Massacre, was eliminated by the IDF & ISA on Aug. 10, 2025," the X post said.

Aid insufficient to avert ‘widespread starvation’ in Gaza

The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in the Strip, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

“The risk of starvation is everywhere in Gaza,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters in Geneva.

“This is a direct result of the Israeli government's policy of blocking humanitarian aid,” he said.

Al-Kheetan insisted that in the past few weeks, Israeli authorities have only allowed aid to enter in quantities that remain “far below what would be required to avert widespread starvation”.

The UN said on Monday that hunger-related deaths continue to be reported in the Strip, including among children.

More people displaced

As the Israeli army intensified its attacks in the north of the enclave, it has continued to issue displacement orders for Palestinians, Al-Kheetan said.

He noted that Gazans have been told to move to the Al-Mawasi area, despite continuing airstrikes and disastrous conditions there.

“Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced to Al-Mawasi have little or no access to essential services and supplies, including food, water, electricity and tents,” he warned.

Deadly pursuit of aid

The OHCHR spokesperson stressed that reaching humanitarian aid “can be a deadly pursuit” with latest data indicating that 1,857 Palestinians were killed while seeking food from 27 May, when the US and Israel-backed militarized aid distribution scheme known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started its operations.

Out of that number, he said that 1,021 were killed in the vicinity of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites and 836 on the routes of supply trucks.