IDF Says It Eliminated Hamas Jailer Who Psychologically Tortured Six Israeli Captives

Last Updated:November 06, 2025, 01:17 IST

Israeli Army and the Shin Bet said that it eliminated Zaid Zaki Abd al-Hadi Aql who guarded six Israeli hostages and also allegedly tortured them.

The IDF said Hamas operative Zaid Zaki Abd al-Hadi Aql, who guarded six Israeli hostages, was killed in an October 29 airstrike after ceasefire violations. (IMAGE: X)

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security agency said that they eliminated a Hamas operative previously responsible for guarding six Israeli hostages in an airstrike last week.

The IDF made the announcement of his elimination of Wednesday via a social media post and said that Hamas operative Zaid Zaki Abd al-Hadi Aql was eliminated “as part of IDF strikes following Hamas’ blatant violations of the ceasefire agreement".

“Hamas terrorist Zaid Zaki Abd al-Hadi Aql who was responsible for holding six Israeli hostages captive. Aql was responsible for the captivity of Bar Kuperstein, Ohad Ben Ami, Maxim Herkin, Elkana Bohbot, Segev Kalfon, and Yosef-Haim Ohana, who were abducted into Gaza during Hamas’ brutal October 7 massacre," the IDF said in its social media post.

According to Israeli news outlet Ynet, Aql was guarding survivors of severe abuse and psychological torture. He also took part in psychologically torturing hostages, a released hostage said.

Aql was killed on October 29 in a strike led by Southern Command and carried out by the Israeli Air Force.

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