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.
A partial effort guarantees Hamas will attempt additional massacres of Israeli citizens.
The breakthrough in locating Goldin’s body came as part of the military’s extensive ground operation in Rafah, which began in May 2024.
To avoid digital surveillance from Israeli intelligence, Deif strictly eschewed smartphones and modern technology, communicating instead through a network of trusted couriers who delivered handwritten messages.
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.
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 cell coordinated the elimination of three of the most senior military commanders of the Iranian regime in a single night of operations.
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.
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.
Sources attributed the relocation to increasing pressure on Qatar from the United States and Israel to expel Hamas leadership.
In 2015, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot launched the Gideon Multi-Year Plan to reshape Israel’s military into a what he called a “younger, slimmer, and more cost-effective force”.
The IDF eliminated Mohammed Emad Alrahman Abu Taima, a Hamas Nukhba Force commander who stormed Kibbutz Nirim during the October 7 massacre and went on to lead ambushes against IDF troops while working to rebuild Hamas’s terror network.
Hamas intended to deploy hundreds of heavily armed operatives from primary terrorist hubs such as Tulkarem and Jenin to execute mass-casualty assaults on both civilian settlements and critical military outposts.
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.
It focuses on AI‑enabled command‑and‑control, autonomous target‑generation algorithms, robotics, unmanned ground vehicles, loitering munitions, expanded tactical UAV fleets, and a major expansion of ground maneuver capability.
The IDF used over 30,000 cubic meters of concrete to fill the 16 km-long tunnel complex used to hold the body of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin in the center of the Gaza Strip.
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.
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IDF airstrikes took out four rocket launchers built by Gaza terror groups in the last few months since the recent ceasefire took effect, marking a significant upgrade in their abilities.
