The IDF killed Ihab Khrizim, leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, in a strike on Khan Yunis, the military announced on Thursday.
Khrizim was responsible for overseeing the transfer of millions of dollars to Hamas' military wing. Khrizim continued to violate the ceasefire in recent months, enabling Hamas to execute attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, the IDF stated.
The IDF also killed Hamas unit commander Muhammad al-Habash, who took part in manufacturing weapons for the terror group.
IDF targets two central Hamas commanders in Gaza strikes
The IDF struck two senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, targeting northern Gaza brigade commander Ezz al-Din Beik and Gaza City deputy brigade commander Imad Aslim, who also serves as commander of the Zeitoun Battalion.
The strike was carried out while the two were reportedly meeting in the same apartment after emerging from Hamas’s underground tunnel network.
Israeli security officials are still awaiting final confirmation that both Hamas commanders had been killed.
IDF confirms new Hamas military wing chief Muhammad Ouda killed shortly after predecessor
The IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Wednesday morning confirmed its Tuesday night assassination in Gaza City of Hamas’s brand new military chief, Mohammed Ouda.
Later on Wednesday, Hamas also released a statement confirming Ouda’s death.
Only 11 days after the IDF assassinated his predecessor, Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, on May 15, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz had already announced that they had attempted the assassination on Tuesday night, and the military and the Shin Bet confirmed the details the following day.
He joined Haddad, Yahya Sinwar, Muhammad Deif, Muhammad Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and other top Hamas officials who Israel has assassinated since October 7, 2023.