This operation comes in response to his involvement in planning and leading a Hamas infiltration attempt via the sea on October 24, which was thwarted by Israeli Navy forces. The IDF has also shared footage of the overnight strike on social media platform, X.
Additionally, the IDF conducted airstrikes, targeting around 150 underground sites belonging to the Hamas terror group, resulting in the deaths of a number of Hamas terrorists.
The appeal came as the United Nations General Assembly on Friday (local time) adopted a resolution calling for an "immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce" between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The resolution made no specific mention of the Hamas terror attacks
Taking to X, Safadi stated, "Israel just launched a ground war on Gaza. Outcome will be a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions for years to come. Voting against Arab #UNGA resolution means approving this senseless war, this senseless killing. Millions will be watching every vote.
US military forces struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated terror proxies, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday.
Last week, the Houthi army in Yemen fired rockets toward Israel, but they were intercepted by Saudi and US forces. The USS Carney, a navy destroyer in the northern Red Sea, intercepted three cruise missiles and several drones.
For the second consecutive night, Israeli troops carried out targeted raids inside Gaza, as confirmed by the Israel Defence Forces, bracing them for their preparations for the next phase in the conflict against Hamas.