Israel Kills Hamas Militant From 2000 Lynching in Gaza Airstrike

Oct 3, 2024, 12:22 PM

Israel has killed Abdel-Aziz Salha, a Hamas militant notorious for his role in the 2000 lynching of two Israeli soldiers, Vadim Nurzhitz and Yosef 'Yossi' Avrahami, in Ramallah during the Second Intifada. Salha was photographed holding up his blood-soaked hands after the killings, an image that became emblematic of the violence at the time. The soldiers were castrated, beheaded, and set on fire, with their internal organs paraded through the streets. Salha had been jailed for life but was released in 2011 as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal and deported to Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that Salha was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, a development reported by Hamas media and medics.