Israel's military eliminates Hamas terrorist who helped abduct American-Israeli hostage, 3 others
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The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that they had neutralized a Hamas operative involved in the kidnapping of American-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was tragically killed in Gaza.

According to the IDF, Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, who served as a deputy commander within a Hamas Nukhba terrorist unit, was eliminated in the central region of the Gaza Strip on Monday. The term Nukhba translates to elite in Arabic and refers to the special forces division of Hamas’ military arm, the Al-Qassam Brigades.

“Ramadan infiltrated Israeli soil during the October 7 massacre, participating in the abductions of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy from a bomb shelter at Re’im Junction,” the IDF reported on Tuesday.

“Moreover, throughout the ongoing conflict, Ramadan was actively involved in planning attacks against IDF personnel and Israeli civilians, posing an immediate danger to troops operating in the Gaza Strip,” the statement added.

Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, identified as a deputy leader within a Hamas Nukhba terrorist faction, was confirmed deceased by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Goldberg-Polin survived almost 11 months in underground tunnels following his capture but was killed alongside other hostages in August 2024, while still in captivity. He was 23 at the time of his death. 

“According to our initial assessment, they were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them,” then- IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. 

Goldberg-Polin was abducted at a music festival in southern Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against the Jewish State.

He lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack.  

Ambassador Danny Danon, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, holds a photo of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a hostage killed by Hamas, during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas conflict in New York City on Sept. 4, 2024. (David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Reuters)

Eliya Cohen survived 505 days in captivity. He faced extreme starvation, was kept chained in tunnels, and had surgery for a gunshot wound without anesthesia. He was released in February 2025 as part of a negotiated deal.

Or Levy survived 491 days in captivity. He endured harsh conditions and only learned after his release that his wife, Einav, had been killed in the Oct. 7 attack. He has since reunited with his young son.

Alon Ohel spent more than two years as a hostage in Gaza until his release in October last year. 

Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin standing together at a funeral in Jerusalem

Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin attended the funeral of their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a murdered U.S.-Israeli hostage, in Jerusalem in September 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images)

A talented pianist, he endured starvation, torture and serious eye injuries from a grenade. He was freed on Oct. 13, 2025, through a U.S.-brokered deal and returned home to recover. He now performs with Israeli artists.

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