Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Monday that over the last 24 hours it had executed an intense aerial bombing campaign against Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic terrorist organization that murdered more than 1,400 people in Israel last month.
IDF captured a Hamas military compound inside Gaza that contained observation posts, training areas for Hamas operatives, and underground terror tunnels, according to a press release. Numerous Hamas terrorists were terminated by Israeli forces during the operation.
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said over the weekend that Israeli forces “arrived at the coast and the southern side of Gaza City and they encircled Gaza City.”
“Essentially today there is a northern Gaza and a southern Gaza,” he said. “We have arrived at the beach and they are strengthening this line. We continue to allow for a corridor for the residents of northern Gaza and Gaza City to move southward. This is a one-way corridor to the south.”
In a statement on Monday, IDF said that its fighter jets had “struck over 450 Hamas targets, including tunnels, terrorists, military compounds, observation posts, anti-tank missile launch posts and more.”
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“Moreover, IDF naval soldiers struck command centers, anti-tank launch posts and additional observation posts belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization,” the statement continued.
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— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 6, 2023
“As part of the activities to target Hamas terrorists, based on ISA and IDF intelligence, IDF fighter jets struck and killed additional Hamas terrorists, including Jamal Mussa, who was responsible for the special security operations in the Hamas terrorist organization,” the press release added. “In 1993, Jamal Mussa carried out a shooting attack on IDF soldiers who were patrolling the Gaza Strip. Furthermore, IDF soldiers killed Hamas battalion commanders in battles on the ground.”
Israeli Navy struck Hamas targets, including anti-tank launch posts. Israel Air Force jets struck and killed Hamas terrorists, including Jamal Mussa who was responsible for the special security operations for Hamas.
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— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) November 6, 2023
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