IDF strike kills head of Hamas aerial force in northern Gaza
The IDF’s 401st Brigade and 162nd Armored Division had begun operations in Gaza’s north as part of ‘Operation Gideon’s Chariots,’ the IDF announced earlier on Tuesday.
The IDF’s 401st Brigade and 162nd Armored Division had begun operations in Gaza’s north as part of ‘Operation Gideon’s Chariots,’ the IDF announced earlier on Tuesday.
Israeli combat units have destroyed dozens of terror command centers, eliminated scores of terrorists, and uncovered hidden weapon stockpiles near tunnel shafts in a series of coordinated ground and air assaults.
The drone and its contents are now in the hands of the Israel Police.
Kicking off Operation Gideon’s Chariots, the IDF launched precision airstrikes across Gaza, targeting tunnels, weapons depots, anti-tank sites, and key terrorist infrastructure.
Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, issued an urgent evacuation warning on Monday to residents of Khan Yunis, Bani Suheila, and Abasan al-Kabira.
Yahalom unit fighters destroyed a tunnel used by terrorists who killed Captain Noam Ravid and Staff Sergeant Yahli Sharor and injured two others.
Sarhan is said to have overseen intelligence-gathering operations against Israel on behalf of the Al Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades.
Preparation for the ground invasion included attacks by IAF fighter jets on Hamas weapons depots, terrorist operatives, tunnels, and anti-tank launch positions.
The simple, if unpalatable truth is that Israel has failed to replicate its success in Gaza because of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
IDF forces eliminated dozens of terrorists, took out key infrastructure, uncovered and destroyed a 2-kilometer strategic tunnel, and seized a trove of Hamas weapons—including rockets, IEDs, launchers, and grenades.
Mental health care has also expanded significantly since the war began, with over 1,000 mental health officers deployed, more than 80 field missions conducted inside Gaza and Lebanon to offer direct support to combat troops.
This attack follows a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks in recent weeks, including a ballistic missile strike near Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 4 that wounded eight civilians and disrupted air traffic.
In a targeted strike, the IDF eliminated a Hezbollah terrorist who was restoring a previously attacked command site on Beaufort Ridge in southeast Lebanon.
Edan Alexander, an IDF soldier stationed at the Nirim base in southern Israel, was kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7th massacre and held underground in Gaza for 584 harrowing days before his release last night.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly targeted Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar—the mastermind behind the October 7th massacre—in a strike on his bunker located beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis.
More broadly, in the coming months, the IDF’s strategic focus centers on the Gaza Strip and countering threats from Iran, while preserving and building on security achievements attained across various fronts.
Reports from Gaza identified the second fatality in the strike in Khan Yunis as Ahmad al-Qudra, a colonel in Hamas’ internal security apparatus.
PTSD is not limited to soldiers, says a Ben-Gurion University study released in March that found that nearly half of young Israelis showed symptoms of war-related PTSD.
The military has called up 60,000 reservists in recent days, who will presumably take part in the operation.
It was expected that modern technology would allow Israel to rely solely on counter-guerrilla and counter-terrorism capabilities, leading the IDF to mistakenly downgrade its ground forces.
