...not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...again fires rockets at Israel from within the humanitarian zone, some target Tel Aviv, others fall short in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
; IDF toll in ground op at 97
Israeli forces fought a string of battles with Hamas
Another 12 soldiers from several units were seriously maimed in fighting over the weekend.
On Friday, the IDF announced that two soldiers were seriously maimed in a failed attempt
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Curses! Foiled again!...
to rescue further hostages.
Following the breakdown of the truce, the IDF resumed its ground offensive in Gaza aimed at destroying Hamas and securing the return of all the hostages. Troops have continued to tighten their hold on northern Gaza cities, but also pushed into Khan Younis in southern Gaza with recent days seeing some of the heaviest fighting of the war.
Amid the continued fighting, Kibbutz Be’eri announced that its resident Sahar Baruch, who was kidnapped and taken hostage in Gaza on October 7, had been murdered while in captivity.
The statement did not detail how and when the 25-year-old died, but it came a day after Hamas released a propaganda video purporting to show his body.
"We demand the return of his body as part of any hostage deal. We won’t stop until everyone is home," said a statement from the kibbutz, one of the worst-hit of the many communities targeted in the October 7 assault on southern Israel, when
It is believed that 138 hostages remain in Gaza, although in recent days the IDF has confirmed the deaths of 18 of the hostages held by Hamas, due to new intelligence and findings obtained by troops operating in Gaza.
A further 105 civilian hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza during a weeklong truce: 81 Israelis, 23 Thai nationals and one Filipino. In exchange, Israel released 240 Paleostinian security prisoners, all women and minors. Earlier, four hostages were released, one hostage was rescued, and two bodies were recovered.
The IDF also said that Hamas has continued to fire rockets from a "humanitarian zone" established in southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi area. It said that yesterday at 6 p.m. "Hamas
That rocket fire targeted Tel Aviv.
Another four rockets were fired from the al-Mawasi area at 1:56 p.m. and 2:16 p.m., but "landed in the Gaza Strip and endangered many citizens in Gaza," the IDF said. "This is further proof that Hamas exploits the IDF’s humanitarian zone for terrorist activity."
The IDF published an illustrative graphic showing the locations of the rocket launches from al-Mawasi, as well as an image showing a rocket launcher.
The humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi is an area designated by the IDF as safe for civilians within the Gaza Strip.
The army also said it carried out a series of
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KABOOM!...
s across the Strip against Hamas targets.
Residents reported airstrikes and shelling in Gaza’s north and south Saturday, including the city of Rafah, which lies near the Egyptian border.
The overall Paleostinian corpse count in Gaza has surpassed 17,400, the majority of them women and kiddies, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory, whose counts do not differentiate between civilians and combatants, nor between those killed by IDF action and those killed by the hundreds of rockets fired at Israel that have fallen short inside Gaza. Israel has said that it believes it has killed at least 7,000
Israel holds Hamas responsible for civilian casualties, accusing the
SOUTHERN GAZA ASSAULT
In the south, the IDF said its 98th Division continued to battle Hamas in Khan Younis, with the Air Force carrying out strikes on the terror group’s sites. According to the IDF, troops of the Golani Infantry Brigade’s 12th Battalion raided a mosque in the Khan Younis area where Hamas operatives were. It said a bomb exploded near the forces, and the troops directed an attack helicopter to strike Hamas operatives on the roof of the mosque, a number of others who came out of a tunnel, and more button men who were spotted in the area.
Later, an IAF fighter jet destroyed the mosque along with the tunnel infrastructure under it, the IDF said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the railroad tracks, Little Nell tried to kick her bound feet and scream post the snotty handkerchief Scarface Al had stuff into her mouth...
the elite Maglan unit identified three Hamas operatives coming out of a tunnel shaft in central Khan Younis and firing RPGs at the troops, the IDF said. Troops returned fire, killing the button men.
The Maglan troops also dirvected dronezaps on additional Hamas operatives and tunnel shafts in the area, according to the IDF.
The IDF said the elite Duvdevan unit located a Hamas command room being used by operatives to ambush the troops. The soldiers carried out an assault on the building, along with an IAF fighter jet carrying out strikes on another Hamas cell in the area.
Troops of the Givati Infantry Brigade killed a number of Hamas operatives and located numerous tunnel shafts in southern Gaza. The army said the forces destroyed Hamas infrastructure and directed airstrikes on hideouts used by operatives.
The military announced the deaths of five soldiers, four of whom were killed in the fighting in the south: Master Sgt. (res.) Liav Atiya, 25, of the 55th Brigade’s 6623rd Battalion, from Beersheba; Master Sgt. (res.) Omri Ben Shachar, 25, of the 55th Brigade’s 6623rd Battalion, from Givatayim; Staff Sgt. Jonathan Dean Jr Haim, 25, of the Combat Engineering Corps’ 603rd Battalion, from Ramat Gan; and Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from Eilat.
The fifth soldier was Staff Sgt. Haim Meir Edan, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from Rehovot. Edan was maimed on October 7 and succumbed to his wound Saturday.
The army also published video of what it said showed Hamas
NORTHERN GAZA OPERATION
Footage released by the IDF Saturday afternoon showed troops of Nahal Infantry Brigade’s 931st Battalion battling Hamas operatives in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya. The army said forces received intelligence of Hamas members and weaponry in nearby buildings and led an assault on them.
"The
The 931st Battalion encountered and killed other Hamas operatives during battles in Jabaliya over the past day, the IDF said. Several more button men were killed in airstrikes and tank shelling.
Another video released by the IDF showed troops of the Combat Engineering Corps’ elite Yahalom unit battling Hamas operatives at a home in Jabaliya.
The IDF said Yahalom forces received intelligence of Hamas operatives in the area who were planning to attack the troops. It said the forces set out to attack the Hamas sites, and identified suspicious movement in one of the buildings.
The video showed the troops opening fire and hurling grenades into the building. The forces then entered the home and killed two Hamas button men.
Overnight the military said there had again been fierce festivities in the north, with the fighting showing how deeply entrenched the
At least two of the festivities took place inside a mosque and schools, including one run by the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
The IDF said Saturday that troops of the Kfir Infantry Brigade encountered a Hamas cell in a school in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood. The troops killed the button men and later found weapons and military equipment inside the classrooms.
Troops of the Armored Corps operating with the Paratroopers Brigade found and destroyed a tunnel shaft in Shejaiya, which the IDF says was part of a "wide" tunnel network. Another tunnel shaft in the area had an elevator, according to the IDF.
The IDF said troops of the Golani Brigade identified a number of Hamas operatives with anti-tank missiles approaching them in Shejaiya.
The soldiers called in an airstrike, and a combat helicopter killed the operatives, the IDF said.
In Beit Hanoun, the IDF said the 5th Reserve Infantry Brigade came under fire by Hamas operatives shooting from a mosque and a UNRWA school.
The army also released footage showing soldiers finding a sniper rifle and ammunition hidden inside a large teddy bear during searches of a school in the Gaza Strip.
In another nearby school, the IDF said the troops found weapons hidden inside bags bearing the UNRWA logo.
Troops this week also captured the Gaza Strip’s "Paleostine Square," where Hamas had paraded some Israeli hostages during their release amid a ceasefire late last month.
The IDF has taken several media outlets to the area in recent days, with new footage coming out this evening showing an Israeli flag waving at the center of the square. Another clip published online Friday showed troops lighting Hanukkah candles at the square with a giant menorah.