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IDF, Shin Bet Kill Hamas Finance Department Chief in Gaza Strip, Katz Says
Israeli leaders said the operation was a joint IDF-Shin Bet effort and vowed to keep targeting Hamas commanders and funding networks.
On Wednesday, the Israel Defence Forces and the Israeli Security Agency killed Hamas Finance Department Chief Muhammad Abu Alwan during a targeted operation in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz commended the precise operation, vowing to continue striking at Hamas's funding sources and destroying its terrorist infrastructure.
Medics reported the airstrike hit a vehicle in western Khan Younis, killing Abu Alwan and Osama Abu Khater while wounding two others in the strike.
Palestinian authorities report more than 73,000 deaths since the conflict began in October 2023, while negotiators have failed to agree on terms for Hamas to disarm.
Netanyahu declared there will be "no return to the state of affairs prior to October 7," emphasizing Israel will not allow Hamas to threaten its communities again.
The Israeli army and its internal intelligence service, Shin Bet, claimed that Mohammed Abu Alwan, head of Hamas's finance department, was killed in an attack in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said they would continue to target Hamas's funding sources and infrastructure.