The Gaza Disarmament Game: Hamas hands out “personal” rifles to terrorists
The group is classifying these individual firearms as exempt, private property rather than organizational assets.
The group is classifying these individual firearms as exempt, private property rather than organizational assets.
Over the weekend, the IDF struck several weapons caches hidden across the Gaza Strip while also eliminating multiple terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre, hostage holding, and efforts to advance attacks against IDF troops in the Strip.
In northern Gaza, the IDF continues to destroy Hamas’s underground infrastructure, demolishing this hundreds of meters long tunnel used by Hamas during the war.
He notes that the distance from the seam line to the beach in the Netanya area is only 14 kilometers, which allows an invading force to cut the State of Israel in half in a very short time.
The IDF eliminated Muhannad Asaad Mahmoud Abu Ghazal, head of the Nukhba squad that raided the Kisufim area during the October 7 massacre, in a strike in central Gaza.
The Israeli Air Force struck Hamas weapon depots, manufacturing sites, and tunnels across Gaza, accusing the terror group of trying to rebuild its military capabilities.
This system involves coordinated groups of mini-aerial drones that function as a networked unit, sharing data in real time to map the layout configurations of hostile structures and detonate booby traps before soldiers enter.
The IDF struck and eliminated a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror cell that was caught transferring weapons to other members, later to be used against IDF troops stationed in the region.
While fighting in Gaza, Amar observed a lethal contradiction: soldiers are trained from day one never to remove their hands from their rifles, yet modern drone warfare forces them to do so to operate joysticks or tablets.
A population of Gaza’s size requires approximately 300–500 truckloads of mixed aid per day to meet food, medical, and basic‑supply needs, but up to 700 truckloads a day regularly enter Gaza.
Deputy Defense Minister Smotrich has repeatedly argued that Israel must confront the source of the October 7th massacre: the 2005 IDF retreat from Gaza and the subsequent transfer of territorial control to Hamas.
The IDF eliminated Hamas Maritime Police Commander Mahmoud Shahtout along with two additional Hamas commanders in central Gaza, all of whom were actively plotting attacks against IDF forces.
Recently, the IDF moved the yellow line a few hundred meters further forward, a step that significantly enlarged control over the area of the former
Before the ground invasion, military analysts warned of catastrophe.
After losing several close friends in battle, he chose to travel through South America in early 2026, hoping the distance would help him process the trauma of war.
Captain Tal maneuvered the 65‑ton Merkava to shield the building from incoming fire while Sergeant Mizrahi used the tank’s external communication system to direct the civilians toward a partially collapsed stairwell.
The IDF eliminated two Hamas terrorists in central Gaza — both of whom participated in the October 7 massacre — who were actively working to rebuild the terror organization.
Compared to similar systems such as the AeroVironment Switchblade 300, the STM Kargu‑2, and the Ukrainian RAM‑II, LANIUS‑X is significantly smaller, faster in confined spaces, and optimized for indoor maneuvering.
Four hostages taken from the Nova Festival on October 7, Noa Argamani, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomo Ziv, and Almog Meir Jan, were rescued from two separate apartment buildings in Nuseirat, central Gaza, by Israeli special forces, with team leader Chief Inspector Arnon Zmora falling in the gun battle.
The IDF has confirmed that the robot is being tested with the 401st Armored Brigade, the Golani Brigade and the Yahalom combat engineering unit, all of which have faced lethal explosive traps and drone attacks.
