IDF kills two terrorists who funneled millions from Iran and Turkey to Hamas

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The IDF announced Sunday that it had killed two terrorists in separate airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week, accusing them of transferring millions of shekels from Iran and Turkey to Hamas' military wing throughout the war. According to the military, the funds were used to help the terrorist organization rebuild its military capabilities and prepare attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians. The first terrorist, Alaa Ibrahim Nimer Arshi, a cell commander in Hamas' military wing, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza City area.

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The article never says a ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since October 2025. It describes the men's activities as 'throughout the war'. Without this, a reader believes these airstrikes are part of active hostilities, not killings by Israeli occupation forces carried out during a declared ceasefire. Ynet's own earlier report and other outlets covering the same announcement all mention the ceasefire.

How we know

Times of Israel reported“After a US-brokered ceasefire took hold in Gaza in October 2025”5 Palestinians said killed in Gaza strikes; IDF targets two Hamas commanders (opens in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“in what the security agencies described as a systematic violation of the ceasefire”IDF eliminates two terrorists who transferred millions to Hamas (opens in a new tab)
Ynet News (English) wrote earlier“in violation of the ceasefire agreement”IDF kills Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Re'im base during October 7 attack (opens in a new tab)
On the recordNewsCord tracked Gaza coverage across major outlets and found Western mainstream output fell by about three quarters after the October 2025 ceasefire was declared, while Israeli attacks and the recorded Palestinian death toll continued.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)

The second, Karam Riyad Hassan Abu Butaihan, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who helped transfer money to Hamas, was killed in the Nuseirat area in central Gaza. According to the IDF, both men played a role in channeling funds to Hamas throughout the war, including money originating from Iran and Turkey. The military said the financial transfers had recently supported Hamas' efforts to restore its military infrastructure and advance attacks against Israeli forces and civilians.

In a separate operation last week, the IDF and Shin Bet security agency carried out an airstrike in central Gaza, destroying a weapons depot used by Hamas to store military equipment. The facility contained Kalashnikov rifles, a launcher and rockets, according to the military. Additional terrorists killed in Gaza strikes The announcement follows an IDF statement last week confirming the deaths of two additional terrorists in separate strikes.

One was Akram Bassam Shaaban Yassin, a senior member of Hamas' General Security apparatus in the Gaza Strip. The other was Tamer Mohammed Ibrahim al-Sabbagh, whom the military identified as a member of the terrorist cell responsible for abducting and murdering German-Israeli citizen Shani Louk during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.

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Ynet calls four men killed by Israeli occupation forces terrorists in its own voice, when its only source is the army's announcement, and writes that the army's statement 'confirmed' who they were. The article never says these airstrikes came during a ceasefire, which Ynet's own earlier reporting and other outlets covering the same announcement mention.

Labels people on one side's word
Severe
“The first terrorist”
Why this matters
Ynet calls Alaa Ibrahim Nimer Arshi a terrorist in its own voice as it reports his killing.
The impression it gives
A reader believes it is a verified fact that the man killed in Gaza City was a terrorist, so his killing needs no scrutiny.
The context
The only basis the article gives for anything about him is the army's announcement and accusation. Nothing independent is offered.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“accusing them of transferring millions of shekels”
- i24News reported“The military identified the men as Alaa Ibrahim Nimer Arshi”IDF: Gaza strikes killed two terrorists linked to Hamas funding network (opens in a new tab)
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“a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist”
Why this matters
Ynet labels Karam Riyad Hassan Abu Butaihan a terrorist in its own voice, in the same sentence that reports him killed in Nuseirat.
The impression it gives
A reader takes the second dead man's status as settled.
The context
His identification comes only from the IOF's statement. The article cites no other source.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“According to the IDF, both men played a role”
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“Additional terrorists killed in Gaza strikes”
Why this matters
Ynet's subheading labels two more dead men terrorists in its own voice.
The impression it gives
A reader believes every Palestinian killed in these strikes was a terrorist.
The context
The article's only source for these men is 'an IDF statement', and the next sentences rest on what 'the military identified'.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“whom the military identified as a member”
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Leaves out what changes the picture
Serious
What is missing
The article never says a ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since October 2025. It describes the men's activities as 'throughout the war'. Without this, a reader believes these airstrikes are part of active hostilities, not killings by Israeli occupation forces carried out during a declared ceasefire. Ynet's own earlier report and other outlets covering the same announcement all mention the ceasefire.
How we know
- Times of Israel reported“After a US-brokered ceasefire took hold in Gaza in October 2025”5 Palestinians said killed in Gaza strikes; IDF targets two Hamas commanders (opens in a new tab)
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News reported“in what the security agencies described as a systematic violation of the ceasefire”IDF eliminates two terrorists who transferred millions to Hamas (opens in a new tab)
- Ynet News (English) wrote earlier“in violation of the ceasefire agreement”IDF kills Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated Re'im base during October 7 attack (opens in a new tab)
- On the recordNewsCord tracked Gaza coverage across major outlets and found Western mainstream output fell by about three quarters after the October 2025 ceasefire was declared, while Israeli attacks and the recorded Palestinian death toll continued.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
Show where it belongs
States one side's claim as fact
Minor
“who helped transfer money to Hamas”
Why this matters
Ynet states in its own voice, with no attribution, that Abu Butaihan helped transfer money to Hamas.
The impression it gives
A reader believes the funding role is an established fact.
The context
Elsewhere the article itself attributes this to the army as an accusation.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“accusing them of transferring millions of shekels”
Show it in the article
“a senior member of Hamas' General Security apparatus in the Gaza Strip”
Why this matters
Ynet states Akram Bassam Shaaban Yassin's role as plain fact, with no source in the sentence.
The impression it gives
A reader believes Yassin's senior Hamas role is confirmed.
The context
The only source given for these two deaths and identities is an army statement.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“follows an IDF statement last week”
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“destroying a weapons depot used by Hamas to store military equipment”
Why this matters
Ynet states in its own voice that the struck building was a Hamas weapons depot.
The impression it gives
A reader believes the target's use is verified.
The context
The next sentence shows the contents rest only on the army's word.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“according to the military”
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Uses a loaded word
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“confirming the deaths”
Why this matters
Ynet writes that the army statement was 'confirming' the deaths and identities, treating the army's announcement as confirmation.
The impression it gives
A reader takes the army's account of who the men were as checked fact.
The context
The statement is one party's claim about people it killed. Nothing in the article checks it.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“whom the military identified as a member”
Show it in the article

How other outlets reported it

Arutz Sheva / Israel National NewsIDF eliminates two terrorists who transferred millions to Hamas (opens in a new tab)
i24NewsIDF: Gaza strikes killed two terrorists linked to Hamas funding network (opens in a new tab)
Times of Israel5 Palestinians said killed in Gaza strikes; IDF targets two Hamas commanders (opens in a new tab)

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