Israel Defense Forces ✔

Joint IDF and ISA announcement: The IDF eliminated two terrorists involved in transferring millions of shekels to Hamas, and dismantled a weapons storage facility Last week (Wednesday), the IDF struck in the Gaza City area and eliminated Alaa Ibrahim Nimer Arshi, a terrorist cell commander in the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization. In a separate strike in the Nuseirat area last week (Tuesday), the IDF eliminated Karam Riyad Hassan Abu Butaihan, a terrorist from the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who was involved in transferring funds to the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization. Throughout the war, both terrorists were involved in facilitating the transfer of millions of shekels from the Iranian regime and Turkey to Hamas' military wing. These funds were recently used to support Hamas' efforts to rebuild its military capabilities and plan terrorist attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians, constituting a systematic violation of the ceasefire. The terrorists were eliminated in order to remove this threat. Additionally, last week (Thursday), the IDF and ISA struck a weapons storage facility in the central Gaza Strip and dismantled it in an aerial strike. The facility was used by the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization to store various types of weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, a launcher, and rockets. The security forces will continue to operate resolutely to degrade the funding and force buildup capabilities of terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, diminish their military capabilities, and thwart any attempts to restore them or possess weapons intended to harm IDF troops. Prior to the strikes, steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including advance warnings to the population before striking the weapons storage facility, the use of precision munitions, and aerial surveillance. The security forces under the Southern Command remain deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue to operate to remove any threat.