Israel kills Hamas finance official

Israeli forces struck Khan Younis in Gaza, killing a senior Hamas finance official, officials said, and hitting a vehicle that killed two people, the military confirmed.

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

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Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)

@niaolainf.bsky.social

“The result … is that thousands of Palestinians — most of them women and children or people who were not involved in the fighting — were wiped out by Israeli airstrikes, especially during the first weeks of the war, because of the AI program’s decisions.”

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‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza

The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local C...

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September 23, 2026 at 11:36 PM

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Israel’s bombardment has damaged 82% of Gaza’s buildings, leaving many structures at risk of collapse. Residents of a six-story building that recently fell knew it was unsafe but stayed because they had no other shelter.