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.
According to the military, more than 100 terrorists have been killed by IDF units under the Southern Command over the past week.
The strike killed at least two other Hamas operatives, identified by the IDF as Hisham Ayman Atiya Mansour and Nassim Muhammad Suleiman Abu Sabha.
Michalovitch’s death marks the 881st IDF casualty since the war began.
Israeli forces uncovered and destroyed a massive 2.5-kilometer tunnel network linking Khan Yunis to Rafah, as part of an ongoing crackdown on terror infrastructure in southern Gaza.
24 firearms were located and confiscated in two separate incidents.
Under the command of the 98th Division, Israeli forces are advancing farther into eastern Gaza City, killing terrorists, destroying underground networks, and striking more than 100 important Hamas targets.
Naval forces also struck targets in southern Gaza.
Israeli forces have eliminated dozens of terrorists and destroyed hundreds of terror sites in Gaza, including operational apartments, tunnel shafts, and over 3 kilometers of underground tunnels used to plan and launch attacks.
Israeli forces recently destroyed a two-kilometer Hamas tunnel in Khan Yunis and, in broader operations, eliminated dozens of terrorists, uncovered weapons, and struck hundreds of military targets with air support.
Al-Issa was one of the founding members of the terror group’s military wing, and had worked to help rebuild Hamas’ operational structure, which was battered during the last 19 months of fighting in the Strip.
The IDF’s strategy of entering, withdrawing, and re-entering hotspots has allowed Hamas to regroup and rebuild.
