The IDF said that over 13,000 shells were fired at Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets, hundreds of terrorists were eliminated, and anti-tank squads were thwarted on their way to fire on Israeli forces in Gaza over the past month by the 454th Brigade.
Israeli military forces continued striking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning ahead of an imminent ceasefire. Although Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire and partial prisoner exchange on Wednesday morning, details are still being finalized.
During the IDF's activities in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, approximately 300 Hamas terrorist targets were attacked from the air, including operational headquarters, underground combat tunnels, IED warehouses, IED production sites and anti-tank launch sites.
Citing the allegations that hospitals in Gaza Strip are being used as 'terror bases', the Israel Defense Forces put forth a question to the international community: what will it do to prevent the hospitals from being used by Hamas for its objectives.
The Yahalom special forces unit of the Combat Engineering Corps has played a significant role in uncovering and destroying these shafts using various methods.
Israel's President Isaac Herzog released a statement about the planned deal for the release of about 50 Israeli women and children hostages held in Gaza. The deal, reportedly, includes a cease-fire agreement lasting at least four days
Along with the shared video was a text that read, "This is WHY Hamas brought hostages to the Shifa Hospital after the October 7 massacre. Why is Hamas still holding over 200 civilians hostage 44 days later?"
The IDF reported that its 162nd Division overnight completed the encirclement of Jabalia in northeastern Gaza and that the division is prepared to continue the attack. Terrorists were eliminated and terror infrastructure was destroyed.
As part of the IDF's continuing activities in the Gaza Strip, its aircraft attacked about 250 targets of the terrorist organization Hamas over the past 24 hours. Among the targets hit were dozens of terrorists, missile launchers and various terrorist infrastructures.