2023-11-04 06:43:27
The soldiers killed terrorists, found Hamas weapons and uncovered tunnel shafts that were used for terrorist purposes. Israeli tanks destroyed three Hamas observation posts in the north of the Gaza Strip and killed several of them in battles with 15 terrorists, it said.
During the night, the Israeli army also carried out a targeted raid in the southern Gaza Strip to clear buildings and defuse explosive devices. During the operation, the troops encountered a terrorist cell that came out of a tunnel shaft. The troops fired on the terrorists and killed them, it said.
According to a media report, the US government expects a new phase in Israel’s campaign against the Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip in the next few days. The US broadcaster CNN reported on Saturday night, citing a senior government official in Washington, that a reduction in air strikes and a greater “tactical focus on the ground campaign” were expected.
According to the official quoted, the aim is to clear the huge network of underground tunnel complexes from which Hamas operates. As humanitarian aid continues to flow into the Gaza Strip, the US government expects “a reduction in what we have seen” in relation to the massive Israeli airstrikes to date, the report added.
Since the large-scale terrorist attacks by the Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas in early October, Israel says it has attacked more than 12,000 targets in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, ground troops are also advancing against Hamas terrorists and military targets.
After massive air strikes in the Jabalia refugee camp, which, according to Israel, were the masterminds of the massacre on October 7th, the Israeli infantry claimed to have found Hamas operational plans, maps and communications equipment as well as personal data of Hamas commanders and terrorists, according to military information on Friday. This information would be evaluated by the Israeli intelligence service and made available to the army for future battles, it said.
50 terrorists were killed in the operation in Jabalia. According to Palestinian accounts, many civilians were among the victims. Israel’s army says it still cannot say how many civilians were killed. The information from both sides can hardly be verified independently.
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