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IDF Strikes Gaza and Syria, Eliminating Militants and Weapons Sites
The Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, eliminating three terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. According to the military, the targeted operatives were actively preparing attacks against Israeli troops and working to rebuild their organizations' capabilities, in systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement.
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What happened
- 01The IDF conducted airstrikes in Gaza on Thursday, eliminating three terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
- 02The targeted operatives were accused of preparing attacks against Israeli troops and violating the ceasefire agreement.
- 03Hussam Walid Hassan Abu al-Ata, an Islamic Jihad rocket unit commander, and Magdi Mayeen Yousef al-Ayoubi were killed in Gaza City.
- 04Muhammad Aja, a company commander in Hamas's military wing, was eliminated in the Al-Furqan area.
- 05On Monday, the IDF killed Hamas commander Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, who had held former hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest.
- 06The IDF and the Shin Bet destroyed four weapons storage facilities belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Thursday.
- 07IDF Southern Command forces remain deployed in the Gaza vicinity to counter immediate threats.
Two of the operatives, Hussam Walid Hassan Abu al-Ata, a commander in Islamic Jihad's rocket unit, and Magdi Mayeen Yousef al-Ayoubi, a member of the group's military wing, were killed in Gaza City. The third, Muhammad Aja, a company commander in Hamas's military wing, was killed in a separate strike in the Al-Furqan area. The IDF stated that measures were taken prior to the strikes to minimize civilian harm, including the use of precision munitions and aerial surveillance.
In a separate operation on Monday, the IDF killed Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a Hamas commander in the Shati Battalion who had held several former hostages, including Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest. Additionally, on Thursday, the IDF and the Shin Bet destroyed four weapons storage facilities belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad across the Gaza Strip. IDF Southern Command forces remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement to counter immediate threats.
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