IDF grounds forces took over a Hamas command post in Gaza. The post contained observation positions, training areas for terror activists, and terror tunnels. A number of terrorists were eliminated in this action.
During the last 24 hours, Air Force fighter planes struck some 450 Hamas targets, including military areas, observation positions, anti-tank missile launch positions, and more.
The Navy also struck additional command posts, anti-tank launch positions, and observation posts belonging to the terrorist organization.
Strike in Gaza. (Source: IDF Spokesperson)
As part of its effort to eliminate Hamas terrorists, IDF fighter planes directed by IDF and Shin Bet intelligence eliminated additional Hamas commanders including Jamal Mussa, director of special security for Hamas. In 1993, he carried out a shooting attack against an IDF patrol in the Gaza Strip. Field commanders in the battalions fighting the IDF were also eliminated.