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IDF and Shin Bet kill Hamas financier Walid Dib in Lebanon strike
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The IDF and Shin Bet announced the killing of Walid Mohammad Dib, a senior figure in Hamas's financial network, in a strike in Lebanon last week. Dib was responsible for transferring funds to Hamas departments in Lebanon, the West Bank, and other locations, and for recruiting operatives and directing terror from Syria and Lebanon. A second senior Hamas financier was killed in Lebanon in a separate strike last week.
The IDF and Shin Bet announced the killing of Walid Mohammad Dib in a joint statement. Dib was described as 'a senior figure in the Hamas terror organization's financial network.'
ROLE:
- Transferring funds to various Hamas departments in Lebanon, the West Bank, and other locations
- Recruiting operatives
- Directing terror activity from Syria and Lebanon
CONTEXT:
A second top Hamas financier was also killed in Lebanon in a separate Israeli strike last week. Hamas's 'fundraising apparatus' offices in Sidon were targeted on March 6. Israel has been systematically targeting Hamas financial infrastructure in Lebanon throughout the conflict, parallel to the main Iranian campaign.
No details given on precise location or date of the Dib strike.
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IDF/Shin Bet joint statement: Walid Mohammad Dib killed — 'senior figure in Hamas terror organization's financial network.' Responsible for transferring funds to Hamas in Lebanon, West Bank; recruiting operatives; directing terror from Syria and Lebanon. Second Hamas financier killed in Lebanon in same week.
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