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| IDF destroys two 2-km. long Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza | ||||
| 2024-12-26 | ||||
The IDF discovered and destroyed two massive Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Wednesday. Soldiers from the Southern Brigade of the Gaza Division recently concluded an operation targeting terror infrastructure and underground tunnels in the southern and central areas of the Gaza Strip. As part of the operation, the Gaza Division’s engineering unit, in collaboration with fighters from the elite Yahalom Unit, uncovered and destroyed two offensive underground tunnels, each approximately two kilometers in length. [X]
During the strikes, a terrorist cell attempting to plant an explosive device was neutralized. Anti-tank positions and terror infrastructure that posed a direct threat to the forces were also eliminated. Separately, an IAF aircraft conducted a precision strike, guided by Military Intelligence and the Southern Command, targeting a Hamas terrorist in the al-Furqan neighborhood of Gaza City. PRECAUTIONS FOR CIVILIANS “Prior to the strike, extensive measures were taken to minimize the risk to civilians, including the use of precision weaponry, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence,†the IDF stated. “The IDF remains committed to acting with strength and determination against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip,†the statement continued. Gaza City airstrike hits Hamas operatives about to launch drones — IDF [IsraelTimes] A group of Hamas operatives in Gaza City who were planning to carry out a drone attack on troops were targeted in an airstrike a short while ago, the military says. The IDF says the operatives were struck by an Israeli Air Force helicopter, following intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Directorate, Shin Bet security agency, and the IDF’s 990th Reserve Artillery Regiment. Palestinian media report three dead in the strike. “The terrorists used a civilian area to plan and carry out a terror attack with explosive-laden drones against IDF troops,†the military says, describing the attack as imminent. The IDF says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike.
[GEO.TV] At least 10 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics with the Gaza health authorities said. Five people were killed and 20 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood, the medics reported. They warned the death toll could rise as many remained trapped under the rubble.
[IsraelTimes] Following reports by medics with the Hamas-run Gaza health authorities earlier in the night that five people were killed in the vicinity of Nuseirat’s Al-Awda hospital, the IDF says that it carried out a strike on a “vehicle with an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell inside.†The military says that prior to the strike, it took “numerous steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians.†Palestinian media had said that the five people killed were journalists, and that the vehicle was marked as a media van and was used by journalists to report from inside the hospital and Nuseirat camp.
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