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IDF names fallen soldier, IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas terrorists in Jabalya

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 IDF soldiers arrest terror suspects and evacuate patients from the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers arrest terror suspects and evacuate patients from the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF eliminates 14 Hamas terrorists, including six who invaded Israel on October 7

The 162nd Division, guided by intelligence from the Intelligence Directorate, Shin Bet, and the Southern Command, spearheaded the targeted actions.

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 Names and photos of the terrorists eliminated by the 162nd Division, including six terrorists who participated in the October 7 Massacre (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Names and photos of the terrorists eliminated by the 162nd Division, including six terrorists who participated in the October 7 Massacre
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed 14 Hamas terrorists, including six who took part in the October 7 massacre over the course of extensive operations in Jabalya, Gaza, the military announced on Sunday.

In coordinated operations conducted by the IDF and ISA, several Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre were neutralized in Jabalya and Beit Lahiya, Gaza. The 162nd Division, guided by intelligence from the Intelligence Directorate, Shin Bet, and the Southern Command, spearheaded the targeted actions.

On November 27, 2024, the Givati Brigade executed a precision raid in the Jabalya area. The operation eliminated Hamas terrorist Mohammed Abd al-Hamid Salah, who had infiltrated Israeli territory and actively participated in the October 7 massacre. Two additional Hamas commanders were also neutralized during the operation.

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IDF announces fallen soldier St.-Sgt. Yuval Shoham, killed in northern Gaza Strip

In an additional incident, a soldier from the 931st Battalion, Nahal Brigade, was critically wounded during combat.

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IDF announces fallen soldier Staff-Sergeant Yuval Shoham, December 29, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
IDF announces fallen soldier Staff-Sergeant Yuval Shoham, December 29, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

St.-Sgt. Yuval Shoham was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Sunday evening.

St.-Sgt. Shoham, 22, from Jerusalem, served in the 9th Battalion in the 401st Brigade.

He fell in the northern Gaza Strip.

Furthermore, a soldier from the 931st Battalion, Nahal Brigade, was critically wounded during combat in an additional incident within the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF added.

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IDF announces fallen soldier Yuval Shoham killed in northern Gaza Strip

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St.-Sgt. Yuval Shoham was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Sunday.

St.-Sgt. Shoham, 22, from Jerusalem, served in the 9th Battalion in the 401st Brigade.

St.-Sgt. Shoham fell in the northern Gaza Strip.

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IDF issues evacuation order for Gaza areas before Israeli strike

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IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee sent out a warning to residents in specified areas of the Gaza Strip to evacuate before an Israel strike on Sunday evening, an X/Twitter post showed. 

The post attached an infographic of the areas in which residents should evacuate. It wrote that those located in areas classified as D1, D3, and all blocks, including Al-Nasr, Al-Awda City, and Al-Murabitoun neighborhoods, should leave prior to the strike. 

The post also said that terrorists have been "once again launching rockets from these areas, after being warned multiple times in the past" to stop.

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IDF: If ordered, we'll keep Jabalya cut off from Gaza City

Watch: IDF reveals more details from inside the operation to take the Hamas stronghold in Kamal Adwan hospital.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF arrests suspected Hamas terrorists outside of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip.  (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF arrests suspected Hamas terrorists outside of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF said on Sunday that - if ordered - it will prolong keeping Jabalya cut-off from Gaza City.

While both Jabalya and Gaza City are broadly part of northern Gaza, Jabalya, along with Beit Hanun and Beit Lahiya, are part of the northernmost half of northern Gaza, which has been progressively emptied of most Palestinian terrorists and civilians alike since early October.

In early October, tens of thousands of Palestinians were evacuated to Gaza City and further South, while large numbers of Hamas terrorists were also killed.

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IDF identifies approximately five projectiles fired from northern Gaza into Israel

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  (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

The IDF identified that approximately five projectiles were fired from the northern Gaza Strip into Israel on Sunday afternoon, the military said shortly after the incident.

It added that two projectiles were intercepted, and the rest likely hit open areas. There have been no reports of any casualties or wounded from the incident. 

This is a developing story.

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Hamas continues to control a large part of Gaza despite over a year of war - analysis

Kamal Adwan is an example of the challenge of fighting the terror group in Gaza, and how confident Hamas feels that it can always exploit areas such as hospitals to continue its control of Gaza.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 Palestinians view the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from the area around Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip October 26, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)
Palestinians view the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from the area around Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip October 26, 2024.
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The IDF raided Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, detaining 240 Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives.

This marks the third operation there in a year, exposing Hamas’s repeated use of hospitals for military purposes.

Despite setbacks, Hamas quickly regroups, maintaining control over much of Gaza, highlighting the persistent challenge of dismantling its networks.

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17 people allegedly killed in drone strike near Syria's Damascus - report

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17 people were allegedly killed, along with several others wounded, during a drone strike in the Adra area, located in the countryside of Syria's Damascus, according to a Sunday afternoon Sky News Arabia report.

The report added that the strike was believed to be attributed to Israel.

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Man on the inside? Details of Haniyeh assassination in the heart of Tehran revealed

At the last minute the plan nearly fell apart; the air-conditioning in Haniyeh's room broke down, and he had to leave the room.

By MATHILDA HELLER
 Palestinian group Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh (grayed out) in Tehran, Iran (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
Palestinian group Hamas' top leader Ismail Haniyeh (grayed out) in Tehran, Iran
(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)

The assassination of Hamas's political bureau leader, Ismail Haniyeh, required meticulous planning and a collaborator on the inside and was nearly derailed by a broken air conditioner, an exclusive Saturday N12 report revealed.

Haniyeh was staying in the Neshat compound in the Saadat Abad neighborhood of Tehran when he was killed on July 31, 2024. The complex houses high-level Iranian officials and IRGC members and is protected by some of the most advanced security systems in the world, the report said.

"The Haniyeh assassination was at an even higher level than the pager operation. We penetrated the inside and outside of the most guarded Iranian facility," Iran expert Beni Sabti of the Institute for National Security Studies told N12.

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Israeli precision strike hits Hamas command center in former hospital

"The building does not currently serve as a hospital," the IDF emphasized.

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 THE PILOTS – who put their lives on the line so we, the majority, can sleep safely at night – feel that the country to which they have committed their lives is changing. (photo credit: BOAZ RATNER/REUTERS)
THE PILOTS – who put their lives on the line so we, the majority, can sleep safely at night – feel that the country to which they have committed their lives is changing.
(photo credit: BOAZ RATNER/REUTERS)

The Israel Air Force struck terrorists from Hamas' Aerial Defense Unit in a command and control center embedded in what had previously been the Al Wafa Hospital in the Shejaia area of Gaza City on Sunday, the military stated.

"The building does not currently serve as a hospital," the IDF emphasized.

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What you need to know

  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 100 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.