The Israeli Army says it has killed the economy minister and a senior Hamas official in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) assured this Tuesday that the Minister of Economy and a senior official of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip have died in the framework of a series of attacks carried out by the Israeli army in the area.

"Tonight, an Israeli Air Force plane killed Yauad Abu Smallá, Minister of Economy of the terrorist organization Hamas," the IDF said in a message broadcast through X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Israeli forces have explained that among Smallá's functions were managing the finances of the Palestinian armed group and "reserving funds for the financing of terrorism inside and outside the Gaza Strip."

He previously held positions related to Hamas security and has been in charge of several operations "with the objective against citizens in the State of Israel," as stated in the text.

On the other hand, they have confirmed that Zakaria Abu Mamar, a senior member of the Hamas Political Bureau, has also died during the operations. "Abú Mamar was a figure close to Yahya Sinuar (Hamas leader in the Strip) and, as part of the assignment received, he worked to incite and act against the sovereignty of the State of Israel and has endangered its residents," he stated. the army.

"In addition, he belonged to the organization's high-level forum and therefore participated in the decision-making and planning of many lines and actions against Israel's security," he added.

For the second consecutive day, dozens of Israeli fighter jets attacked hundreds of Hamas targets in the town of Al Furkan, which Israeli forces consider a "nest of terror." On Monday, the area recorded attacks against more than 250 targets.

"The IDF will continue to act forcefully against the infrastructure of the terrorist organization Hamas, which uses terror against the State of Israel," they stated.