The IDF also linked Abu Hatira to "Gardena Professional," a commercial company used to facilitate money transfers, and stated he had systematically violated the ceasefire to restore Hamas capabilities. The strike follows a Friday warning that Israel would continue targeting military financiers, making Abu Hatira the 17th key financial officer eliminated during the war to date.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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IDF Kills Hamas Financier Head of Geneva Money Exchange
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Shadi Abu Hatira was killed in a September 27 Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, removing a figure who managed the financing of fighter payments. Abu Hatira ran the "Geneva" exchange network, which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says transferred tens of millions of Israeli shekels in foreign currency to Hamas's military wing to rebuild military infrastructure and advance attack plots.
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