The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released update on retaliatory actions against Palestinian militants known as Hamas.
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Israel initiated a large-scale operation to defend Israeli civilians against the combined attack launched against Israel by Hamas on Saturday morning. Photo: @IDF |
The Palestinian militants (Hamas) struck Israel surprisingly in the early hours of Saturday.
The surprise attack on Israel by Hamas has led to the death of several hundreds of Israelis as well as many others taken hostage.
Here are some operational activities in Gaza carried out by the IDF, as disclosed by the IDF:
Since 12 am yesterday, in response to the brutal terrorist offensive against Israel launched by Hamas, the IDF carried out the following operational activities in Gaza:
IDF aircraft struck a concealed launch site and targeted 2 terrorists near it.
Terrorists attempting to infiltrate Israeli territory from the sea and through the security fence were targeted by IDF aircraft.
We also struck an operational command center of the Hamas rocket system operatives and an operational command post belonging to the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization
IDF aircraft struck two operational situation rooms, located inside mosques, used by Hamas in Gaza.
We struck 10 Hamas targets, among them, Hamas’ intelligence headquarters and a military compound used by Hamas’ aerial forces.
In parallel, we struck an aerial weapons production site used by the aerial forces belonging to Islamic Jihad, and a building including units where the terrorist organization stores weapons and military equipment.