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The Israeli service said Wednesday (December 24, 2025) that it had identified a Hamas fiscal authoritative it killed 2 weeks agone successful a onslaught successful the Gaza Strip.
Abdel Hay Zaqut, a fiscal authoritative successful Hamas's equipped wing, connected December 13 successful the aforesaid onslaught that killed subject commandant Raed Saad, seen by Israel arsenic 1 of the architects of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.
The Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said connected Wednesday (December 24) that Zaqut was killed portion helium was successful a conveyance alongside Raed Saad successful "a associated cognition by the Israeli service and the Shin Bet", Israel's interior information agency.
Zaqut "belonged to the fiscal section of the equipped wing" of Hamas, Adraee wrote on X.
"Over the past year, Zaqut was liable for collecting and transferring tens of millions of dollars to Hamas's equipped helping with the purpose of continuing the combat against the State of Israel," helium said.
Hamas's person for the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed connected December 14 the decease of Raed Saad and "his companions", though helium did not sanction Zaqut.
The Israeli service said Saad headed the weapons accumulation office of Hamas's subject helping and oversaw the group's build-up of capabilities.
Since October 10, a fragile truce has been successful unit successful the Gaza Strip, though Israel and Hamas impeach each different of violations.
The warfare began with Hamas's 2023 onslaught connected Israel, which resulted successful the deaths of much than 1,200 people, astir of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based connected authoritative figures.
Israel's retaliatory run has killed much than 70,000 radical successful the Gaza Strip, according to the wellness ministry successful the Hamas-run territory, a fig the UN deems is credible.
