IDF Kills Hamas Finance Network Leader

Ihab Khrizim, a leader of a central Hamas funds transfer network, was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a strike on Khan Younis, the military said on Thursday.

According to the IDF, Khrizim was responsible for overseeing the transfer of millions of dollars to Hamas’s military wing.

The IDF also said he had continued to violate the ceasefire in recent months and enabled attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians.

IDF Kills Hamas Finance Network Leader (News Central TV) — Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.
(photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)

It added that Hamas unit commander Muhammad al-Habash, who was involved in manufacturing weapons for the group, was killed in the same operation.

Separately, the military said it 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.

It said the strike took place while the two men were reportedly meeting in the same apartment after emerging from Hamas’s underground tunnel network.

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Olayide Oluwafunmilayo Soaga is a Nigerian journalist with four years of professional experience. She reports on health, gender, education and development, with a focus on impact-driven storytelling.

She was runner-up for the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) Best Solutions Journalism Award in West Africa in 2024 and a finalist for the 2025 West Africa Media Excellence Awards.