### [2026-09-10](/feed/2026/09/10/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech שלום הר מלך, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip. 




### Sources:

1. [Israel National News](https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/433030)
2. [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-terrorist-behind-2003-shooting-that-killed-mks-husband-slain-in-gaza-airstrike-says-israel/amp/)

### Changes:

1. The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet confirms that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech שלום הר מלך, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip.  _2026-09-11 04:06:04 (First version)_
2. The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech שלום הר מלך, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip.  _2026-09-13 10:06:49 (Update)_
2. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Hamas senior leader Farah Hamed, a senior member who was accused of carrying out the 2003 attack that resulted in the killing of Shalom Har-Melech שלום הר מלך, the late husband of Limor Son Har-Melech, in a airstrike in the Gaza Strip.  _(Current version)_

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