Israel Defence Forces hit 200 Hamas Sites in Past Day

Defense News - The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) conducted a series of operations targeting approximately 200 Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, as reported by The Times of Israel.

The IDF revealed that one of the operations involved the search of a building near the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) school. During the raid, they uncovered machinery used in the construction of rockets intended for attacks against Israel. Additionally, three tunnel shafts were found in the vicinity of the school.

In Gaza City Shejaiya, the Paratroopers Brigade conducted raids on several apartments utilized by Hamas, discovering firearms, explosive devices, and other military equipment. A 15-meter-long tunnel was also located and subsequently destroyed in an airstrike.

Meanwhile, in southern Gaza, the Commando Brigade targeted a Hamas weapons depot located in the residence of an operative. The IDF described the depot as "significant" and crucial for rearming activities in the region. In a separate operation, the Commando Brigade identified and directed airstrikes at seven armed Hamas operatives in the Khan Younis area.

Soldiers from the Nahal Infantry Brigade 931st Battalion uncovered a hidden Hamas tunnel beneath a baby crib in a residence in Jabaliya, northern Gaza. The IDF emphasized the strategic importance of this underground passage as a Hamas attack tunnel, which was later destroyed by combat engineers.