In his role, Abu-Labada was responsible for the procurement and transportation of military equipment and weaponry for the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization. Abu-Labada led and advanced tens of tons of raw materials for the production of rockets and advanced electronic components to advance Hamas’s manufacturing enterprise. Among other things, this equipment was used by the Hamas terrorist organization in the October 7th attack. IDF forces in the Southern Command will continue to operate to eradicate the armament attempts of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip and to remove any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.
A terrorist who advanced the Hamas terror organization’s missile precision project was eliminated. The IDF continues to strike at Hamas’s armament efforts. The IDF attacked and eliminated the terrorist Yahya Abu-Labda,
IDF eliminates Yahya Abu-Labda, a Hamas operative crucial to the terror group's rocket precision project and armament efforts.