The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) refuted allegations that Israel interfered with medical aid for Gazan civilians by detaining local medics without cause, pointing out that it was the UN which cho
In joint operations with the Israeli Air Force, ground forces located a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility, rocket launchers, and other military systems, as well as a lathe with what the IDF said was a significant amount of equipment.
Throughout the army's several days of searches, operations to keep Nasser Hospital supplied with humanitarian aid continued, including an alternative generator to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity.
During the past day, soldiers apprehended terrorists trying to flee Khan Yunis combat zones by hiding among evacuating civilians, the Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday morning.
Troops from the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit raided the tunnel, breaching blast doors and other obstacles, and killing Hamas terrorists in close-quarters combat.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported that on Tuesday afternoon its fighter jets hit a Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the area of Leyda and a number of military buildings in the areas of Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon used by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
In the western area of Khan Yunis, troops carried out targeted raids on Hamas facilities, uncovering AK-47s, drones, explosive devices, and additional military equipment.
The commanders briefed the Minister on operational developments in the Gaza strip, with an emphasis on operations conducted in the area of Nasser Hospital.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on February 17 to rising pleas from world leaders to avoid a ground operation in Rafah, remarking that 'doing so would mean losing the war against Hamas,' reported by The Times of Israel.