Israel Demolishes Weapons Factory And Rocket Launchers In Northern Gaza

In central Gaza over the past day, ground forces eliminated multiple militants, discovered terrorist infrastructure, and confiscated numerous weapons. The IDF also reported that engineering units demolished numerous strategic sites belonging to Hamas. Additionally, soldiers apprehended several militants attempting to escape a combat zone among Palestinian civilians who were being evacuated.

Soldiers also conducted targeted incursions and worked to secure areas bordering the Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip. Several Hamas militants were neutralized in close-quarters combat.

In Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7, at least 1,200 people were killed and 240 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage. Israel has recently confirmed the deaths of 31 out of the remaining 134 hostages.