Nine months into the ground operation in Gaza, half of Hamas's military leadership has been eliminated, along with approximately 14,000 terrorists killed or apprehended, the Israel Defense Forces said in figures released on Tuesday.
Israel struck Hamas terrorists operating in a United Nations school in the central Gaza area of Nuseirat, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday. The strike marks the second attack on terrorists in a UNRWA facility in Nuseirat this week.
Israeli jets struck several Hamas terrorists using a United Nations school in the central Gaza town of Nuseirat, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Sunday.
Soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade and Yahalom, an elite combat engineering unit, have been fighting above and below ground in Shejaya since June 27.
Israeli soldiers eliminated around 20 Hamas terrorists as the army pressed operations against the terror group in the northern Gaza town of Shejaya, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday.
As part of operational searches of civilian sites converted by Hamas into combat facilities, soldiers raided a UN school used by Hamas's Shejaya Battalion as a weapons warehouse and hideout.
The terrorists based themselves in school compounds and were operating inside two structures in the Shati and Daraj Tuffah areas of northern Gaza at the time of the strikes.
The Ministry stated that since the beginning of the war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, it has "worked tirelessly to ensure the supply of energy to all citizens of the country, while carefully preparing for extreme scenarios and possible supply disruptions."
The activity started with a series of aerial strikes on terror targets, including military compounds, weapons storage facilities, and underground infrastructure. During the strikes, several Hamas terrorists were eliminated
The IDF said troops raided the UN Relief and Works Agency school after Hamas terrorists inside the building fired anti-tank rockets. The complex where the school is located also houses a health clinic and mosque.