Five IDF soldiers slain in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 840
On Sunday, four IDF soldiers were killed, and six others were wounded when they were likewise struck by an explosive in the Beit Hanoun area.
On Sunday, four IDF soldiers were killed, and six others were wounded when they were likewise struck by an explosive in the Beit Hanoun area.
During the raids conducted by IDF forces, a significant arsenal was uncovered, including improvised explosive devices (IEDs), RPG launchers, firearms, and loaded magazines.
The footage shows one of the terrorists armed inside the building, while security forces quickly neutralized two hiding terrorists through targeted fire, and Givati fighters eliminated the third in a subsequent ambush.
The soldiers were killed by a large explosive fired at their tank in the northern Gaza city of Beit Hanoun.
Nicknamed the Officers’ Neighborhood, this compound has buildings that oversee Israeli territory and is used as a central hub for terror operations, complete with anti-tank positions, booby traps, explosive-filled shafts, and launch sites primed against Israel.
Inside the facility located in central Gaza, IDF troops found lathes, cutting machines, weapon manufacturing materials, military equipment, documents, computers, and portable storage devices.
Critically injured by an RPG missile in Khan Yunis in December 2023, Saar fought for his life and triumphed, leaving the hospital exactly a year later, becoming an enduring inspiration for us.
The IDF observed a troubling increase in suspected suicides, rising from 14 in 2022 to 17 in 2023 and 21 in 2024, with most occurring after the war began.
In a series of 15 operations across Rafah’s neighborhoods, brigade forces dismantled terrorist infrastructure, uncovered weapons, destroyed underground routes with Yahalom unit fighters, and eliminated numerous terrorists through precise air-and-ground coordination.
The IDF recently conducted a targeted raid at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya, capturing over 240 individuals affiliated with various terror groups, including Hamas.
Shayetet 13 stormed the Kamel Adwan Hospital, seizing a cache of weapons—including grenades, pistols, ammunition, and a trove of military gear hidden in the area—and arrested over 240 suspects, some of whom were posing as hospital staff.
Two tunnels in southern and central Gaza were found, mapped, and destroyed by IDF engineering troops stationed in the Strip.
Jabaliya, a neighborhood in northern Gaza that was once the formidable fortress of Hamas, has been reduced to rubble by victorious IDF soldiers.
Inside the 7.5 km tunnel, IDF forces uncovered stolen IDF weapons, detailed maps of the Israel-Gaza border, and additional weaponry used in the October 7th massacre.
Combat engineers discovered and demolished the tunnel connected to a 500-meter underground passage, while an airstrike shortly afterward eliminated at least 10 Hamas operatives involved in the attack.
The death toll among Israeli troops since the start of the Gaza ground incursion on Oct. 27 stands at 386, and at 818 on all fronts since the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.
IDF officials estimate that Israeli airstrikes in Syria have destroyed more than half of the country’s air defenses, a majority of its surface-to-air missiles, and nearly all of its fighter jets.
On Wednesday, the World Central Kitchen (WCK) NGO dismissed 62 of its local staff members in the Gaza Strip—more than 10% of its workforce—after Israel said they had links to terrorist groups.
Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed battling Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, the military announced, bringing the total to 816.
Earlier on Monday, the IDF announced the deaths of four soldiers killed in Southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire currently in effect.