The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported on a number of attacks its forces made against both the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations in Gaza over the past 24 hours, during which dozens of terrorists were killed.
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander arrested in Gaza described to Israeli interrogators how terror operatives were trained in Iran in video footage released by the Israel Defence Forces on Tuesday.
The claim was filed by lawyers Anat and Gilad Ginzburg, who note that the night before Hamas's invasion, top security brass held meetings amid intelligence indicating abnormal activity in the Gaza Strip
Over the past day, Hamas released videos showing hostages Itay Svirsky, Noa Argamani, and another hostage, whose family requested that he not be named.
The IDF has also eliminated two out of Hamas's five brigade-level commanders, the army announced. In addition, 19 battalion-level commanders and 50 company commanders were killed.
Israel's Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant held an operational situation assessment in the IDF's (Israel Defence Forces) Judea and Samaria Division, together with the Head of the IDF's Central Command Major General Yehuda Fox
s Israelis prepared to mark 100 days of captivity for the hostages abducted by Hamas on Sunday, the Israel Defence Forces said soldiers destroyed launch pits used by Hamas to fire rockets at Israel.
Without fanfare, the Israel Defense Forces is transitioning from phase 2 in the war against Hamas--the high-intensity stage of surging ground forces throughout Gaza--to phase 3, involving far more targeted operations, with a focus on the south of the strip.