The Israeli army reported this Tuesday that its troops attacked around 300 targets in the Gaza Strip in recent hours, including underground military installations of the Islamist movement Hamas, killing one of the group’s commanders.
“Over the past day, the combined combat forces of the Israel Defense Forces struck approximately 300 targets, including hidden anti-tank missile and rocket launching positions, as well as military complexes inside tunnels belonging to the terrorist organization Hamas,” he said. the military spokesman in a statement.
The troops “killed terrorists” during the clashes “and instructed the air force to attack terrorist targets and infrastructure in real time.”
During the last day, during ground operations:
Numerous Hamas terrorists have been eliminated.
The IAF attacked terrorist targets and infrastructure.
IDF combat forces attacked approximately 300 targets, including:
• Anti-tank missile posts.
• Rocket launching stations.
•… pic.twitter.com/RymFDCFrw1– Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 31, 2023
Shortly after, the army announced that its warplanes bombed the Beit Lahia battalion command center in northern Gaza, killing Nasim Abu Ajina, one of the commanders of the Hamas attack on Israeli territory, on October 7.
Abu Ajina, added a military statement, also commanded the Islamist group’s air apparatus, including the production of drones.
Since expanding ground operations in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has advanced towards Gaza City, reaching the outskirts this Monday, according to the EFE news agency.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that troops’ advance on the ground “is occurring in measured but powerful steps, making systematic progress.”
The war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 with the attack by the Palestinian Islamist group on Israeli soil, which left 1,400 dead and more than 5,400 injured, with 239 hostages taken to Gaza.
Since then, the Israeli military has been bombing Gaza in retaliation and, on Friday, expanded ground operations. In total, Israeli attacks have killed more than 8,300 people and injured more than 21,000.
Source: TSF
