“The main goal is to exert heavy pressure on Hamas for it to return to the framework of a hostage release,” Katz added. “As long as Hamas persists in its refusal, the IDF activity will intensify.” Over the weekend and into Monday, the Israel Defense Forces carried out extensive strikes across Gaza, attacking more than 90 targets. These included Hamas command centers, rocket launch sites, weapons storage facilities and armed cells.
In Rafah and along the Morag Corridor, IDF ground forces killed several terrorists and destroyed tunnel shafts and weapons caches. In the Tel al-Sultan and al-Shaboura neighborhoods of Rafah, troops uncovered additional Hamas infrastructure, including underground passageways used for transporting fighters and supplies. In one operation in the Shaboura area, troops dismantled a 20-meter-deep and several-hundred-meter-long tunnel used as a gathering point for Hamas operatives. The tunnel connected to other tunnel routes in the area. (Read More)
