IDF repels major Hamas attack on Gaza outpost
Military officials said the infiltration was part of Hamas’s wider attack strategy, noting daylight assaults are meant to catch forces off guard.
Military officials said the infiltration was part of Hamas’s wider attack strategy, noting daylight assaults are meant to catch forces off guard.
The key to victory, an expert argued, is to target Hamas’s greatest strategic vulnerability: its reliance on the Gazan population as a human shield.
One of the most promising developments is the deployment of advanced tunnel exploration robots.
‘The only path to victory is to fully dismantle Hamas’s military and governing capabilities.’
Despite nearly two years of IDF presence in Gaza, forces are still uncovering sprawling tunnel networks hidden beneath wide areas—stocked with weapons, food, and supplies.
Regular IDF forces will take the lead in combat zones, replacing reserve units in Judea and Samaria and much of Gaza.
During a March ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Katz made a near-identical threat, warning the terror group to respect the terms of the truce.
‘Israel doing more for Gaza civilians than Hamas.’
The IDF eliminated around 400 terrorists, destroyed hundreds of Hamas terror sites, and recently uncovered and demolished a 500-meter tunnel in Beit Hanoun.
The airstrikes also destroyed dozens of booby-trapped buildings, causing huge explosions heard as far south as Sderot and the plains region, as hidden IEDs detonated in secondary blasts as well.
The IDF’s 401st Brigade is intensifying its assault in Jabaliya, destroying terror hubs, seizing weapons, eliminating dozens of terrorists, and demolishing nearly 3 kilometers of underground tunnels buried 20 meters deep.
The IDF believes that terrorists have taken full advantage of the situation and that there is such a strong Hamas military presence in the area that it will take two months of hard work by at least two brigades to clear it of the terrorists.
The IDF tackles five viral misconceptions about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza—exposing how Israel facilitates aid, avoids civilian harm, and counters Hamas’s manipulative tactics, while global narratives tell a very different story.
There are five divisions currently operating in Gaza – the 36th, 98th, 99th, 143rd, and 162nd.
Nearly 20% of Israel’s reservists work in the tech industry, creating a strong pipeline between combat experience and startup agility.
A Hamas Telegram channel acknowledged that an attempt to abduct an IDF soldier was foiled, claiming that terrorists stole his weapon instead.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force attacked some 180 terrorist targets across Gaza over the course of 24 hours in support of the ground forces.
The IDF eliminated two senior terrorists in Lebanon—Hezbollah commander in the Zaharani sector, Hussein Ali Mazhar, and top Hamas official Mahran Ba’jour—both key figures in orchestrating and advancing rocket attacks against Israel.
Five IDF divisions are carrying out coordinated strikes and ground operations across the coastal enclave as part of ‘Operation Gideon’s Chariots.’
The troops were not traveling inside an armored vehicle at the time of the blast.
