Over the past day, Israeli fighter jets struck over 250 Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip, including terror infrastructure, operational command centers, tunnel shafts and rocket launchers placed in the heart of civilian areas that fired toward Israeli territory throughout the war, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
In addition, Israeli naval forces struck a Hamas surface-to-air missile launch post in the Khan Yunis area. The post is located adjacent to a mosque and kindergarten, according to the military.
Overnight Wednesday, IDF tanks and infantry units conducted what the military described as a targeted raid in the northern Gaza Strip, as part of preparations for the next stage of combat. The Givati infantry brigade led the raid, and soldiers located and struck terrorists, terror infrastructure, and anti-tank missile launching posts, according to the IDF.
All Israeli ground forces exited Gaza at the end of the operation, according to the IDF.
IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Wednesday evening that the war will be long and called for patience, describing this patience and resilience as part of Israel’s national goal “to destroy Hamas’s leadership infrastructure and capabilities and return the hostages.”
“Every attack in Gaza improves our situation in the next stages of the war,” said Hagari. “We attack around the clock any operational target or underground when we get intelligence,” he said, adding that the elimination of senior Hamas leadership was a top priority.
IDF ground forces are deployed in a broad manner around Gaza, said Hagari, who warned the Israeli public not to be complacent.
“We estimate we will see rocket fire in various locations,” he cautioned.
“In the north we eliminated a number of terror squads—everywhere we see them. One squad was en route to attack an IDF unit; this is happening all of the time. Those who send squads against us will pay a very heavy price,” he said.
On Wednesday, IDF forces identified and targeted another terrorist cell in the area of Arab al-Aramshe on the Lebanese border. Later in the day, Israeli Air Force jets struck a number of Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon.
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