The Israeli military said its forces killed Mohammed Abu Alwan, head of Hamas’s
finance department, in a Wednesday strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza. In a
Thursday statement the military said Abu Alwan had operated in the area for
about ten years, helped prepare budgets for all Hamas branches and directed
transfers of more than 1 billion shekels (about $330m) to fund Hamas activities,
playing a decisive role in sustaining Hamas’s rule.
