The forces of the 162nd Division began operating during the night in the Jabaliya area. This follows preliminary intelligence information and after an ongoing assessment of the situation and the activity of the forces on the ground. This indicated the presence of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure in the area, alongside attempts to rehabilitate terrorist infrastructure by Hamas in the area.
The brigade combat teams of the 401st and 460th Brigades completed the encirclement of the area and the forces are now continuing to operate in the area.
Before and during the operation, IAF aircraft, under the direction of the 215th Brigade, attacked dozens of military targets in support of the maneuvering forces, including weapons depots, underground infrastructure, terrorist squads and other military infrastructure.
The IDF Spokesperson said that the operation would continue for as long as necessary, with systematic damage and thorough destruction of the terrorist infrastructure in the area.