### [2026-06-30](/feed/2026/06/30/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in a joint statement says that Israel has killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Talal Jaber Mohammad Abd al-Aal, who was involved in taking hostages during the October 7 attacks including Rom Braslavski. 




### Sources:

1. [JNS](https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-kills-islamic-jihad-terrorist-tied-to-oct-7)
2. [Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/have-fun-in-hell-idf-kills-islamic-jihad-man-who-held-rom-braslavski-hostage-abused-him/)

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