As part of several special operations carried out by the division, five bodies of soldiers and hostages were recovered and returned.
Now the forces of the division are operating in what has been called 'Hamas' most important center of gravity', both on the ground and underground.
In one Hamas outpost in Jabaliya, soldiers from the division found documents with maps of the Israeli communities in the Gaza Envelope and on them with markings of vulnerable points such as schools and dining rooms.
At the same time, one of the main Hamas training bases was located between Jabaliya and the center of Gaza City, and intelligence materials were seized that significantly aided the Israeli forces in the course of the battles.
In one of the raids on the Rantisi hospital, it emerged that hostages were being held underground at the hospital - but were moved away before IDF forces entered the complex. During combat activities in the surrounding neighborhood, the bodies of five civilians and soldiers who were kidnapped on October 7 were found and returned to Israel.
The IDF stated that about a thousand terrorists have been killed during the fighting in Jabaliya, over 3,000 were taken prisoner in Gaza- some of whom took part in the massacre on Simchat Torah. READ MORE
