The IDF and Shin Bet published a joint statement on Thursday, announcing the elimination of a high-ranking Hamas terrorist Ahmed Ghoul.

Ahmed Ghoul was a commander in Hamas’s Shati Battalion and participated in the October 7 onslaught.

After returning to Gaza following the massacre in southern Israel, Ghoul was responsible for guarding hostage Cpl. Noa Marciano. Her body was later discovered at Shifa Hospital.

Ahmad Ghoul was killed in an airstrike in Gaza on February 14.