The Israeli Defense Forces conducted a targeted raid using tanks in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. The IDF struck terrorists and infrastructure, the ministry said.
The raid took place during the night of October 26 in preparation for the next stages of the fighting, the IDF writes.
The raid was led by the 84th Givati Brigade (Hebrew for “Mountain Brigade”), an infantry brigade that was stationed in the Gaza Strip until the Israeli withdrawal in 2005.
“During the fighting, the soldiers identified and struck numerous terrorists, terrorist infrastructure and anti-tank missile launchers, and conducted a battlefield preparation operation,” the Israeli army said.
At the end of the raid, the military left the territory, the agency concludes.
- On October 7, during the invasion of southern Israel by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, more than 1,400 people were killed, and more than 200 people, including infants, children, women, and the elderly, were captured and taken hostage in Gaza.
- On October 8, the Israeli government officially declared a state of war. The next day, the IDF began a full blockade of the Gaza Strip.
- As of October 22, according to the IDF, Hamas was holding at least 212 hostages in the Gaza Strip who fell into the hands of terrorists during the attack on Israel.
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Israel Defense Forces