The IDF and Shin Bet have confirmed that Ismail Barhoum, a senior Hamas terrorist, was eliminated in an overnight airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. Shortly after the strike, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Barhoum’s death, a claim later confirmed by Hamas. Barhoum, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, served as the terror group’s chief financial officer and was the successor to Issam Da’alis, Gaza’s de-facto prime minister, who was killed last week. According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Barhoum played a central role in Hamas’ decision-making process and directly oversaw its financial operations, channeling funds for terror attacks and weapons procurement. While Hamas claimed Barhoum was at Nasser Hospital receiving treatment for injuries from a previous strike, the IDF asserts he was using the medical facility as a base of operations. “This is yet another example of Hamas systematically violating international law, taking over civilian infrastructure, and using the Gazan population as human shields for its terror activities,” the IDF said in a statement. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)