On Thursday morning, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed that Israel has escalated its raids on Hamas targets in Northern Gaza area of Zeitoun. The Air Force and ground troops took out about 20 terrorists and destroyed their hideouts, including a rocket launching site that Hamas had set up with explosives.
Troops also guided airstrikes to target 10 positions where Hamas squads posed a threat to soldiers. Meanwhile, in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, Israeli forces killed 15 militants in attacks on Hamas positions. Military equipment including rifles, grenades, explosive devices were confiscated. Air strikes were directed on a military site where a group of terrorists were sighted.