Event Brief
IDF and Shin Bet kill Hamas finance chief in Gaza
By The BriefBrief · Sources (23)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 8:25 AM ET
Summary: Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF and Shin Bet killed Hamas Finance Department chief Muhammad Abu Alwan in a joint operation in the Khan Yunis area of Gaza. Katz praised the operation and said Israel will keep targeting Hamas funding sources and commanders.
WHO: IDF and Shin Bet; Israel Katz
WHAT: IDF and Shin Bet killed Hamas Finance Department chief Muhammad Abu Alwan in Gaza.
WHEN: Sep 23, 2026
WHERE: Khan Yunis area, Gaza Strip
WHY: Israel Katz said the operation targeted Hamas commanders and operatives and Hamas funding sources.
Sources (23):
ABC Australia,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNN World,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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