The military said Israeli forces eliminated Hussein Qadra and Mohammed Farra, operatives in the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, respectively. According to the IDF Spokesman, the two men operated within a Hamas-run financial network that funnels money into the Gaza Strip. No further details on the strike were provided.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Sunday morning that a strike last Wednesday in the southern Gaza Strip eliminated two operatives central to a Hamas-run financial network. The military identified the two as Hussein Qadra and Mohammed Farra, who belonged to the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), respectively. According to the IDF Spokesperson, Qadra headed a network of couriers and money changers operating from Turkey and Gaza that funneled over half a billion Israeli shekels (NIS) — not dollars, the military clarified — to Hamas's military wing, funding salaries and attacks in violation of the ceasefire. The statement provided no further details on the location, time, or method of the strike.
The confirmation follows a series of IDF updates on the same operation published at 09:03 Jerusalem on Sunday. Earlier wire reports had variously described the operatives as senior figures in a financial network, with versions initially unverified and later officially named. The thread shows that by 09:03, the military had released the identities of Qadra and Farra alongside the specific financial figure of over half a billion NIS, specifying the currency as shekels — an evolution from earlier versions that had referred to dollars. The same published thread also noted that the network operated through Turkey and Gaza, and that precautions were taken to avoid civilian harm.
Attributed background from The Zioneer's published record notes that the IDF has been conducting a broader operational push across multiple fronts. As The Zioneer reported on June 5, the military eliminated over 125 terrorists in southern Lebanon and 13 in Gaza, including senior Hamas security officials. A further report on June 9 detailed the elimination of two PIJ operatives in southern Gaza who were planning imminent attacks. On June 12, the IDF weekly summary reported approximately 310 strikes in southern Lebanon and the elimination of five senior Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
No independent corroboration of the strike's location, timing, or method has been published, and the military did not specify how the operatives were targeted. The identities and financial figures remain based solely on the IDF's official statement.
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- DevelopingIDF targeted strike kills two Hamas operatives in central Gaza
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