IDF names fallen soldier, IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas terrorists in Jabalya
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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.
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.
Go to the full article >>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.
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.
Go to the full article >>IDF announces fallen soldier Yuval Shoham killed in northern Gaza Strip
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.
Go to the full article >>IDF issues evacuation order for Gaza areas before Israeli strike
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.
#عاجل ‼️ الى سكان قطاع غزة المتواجدين في المناطق المصنفة D1, D3 وجميع البلوكات من ضمنها (مناطق النصر ومدينة العودة وحي المرابطين)
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) December 29, 2024
🔴هذا تخدير مسبق قبل الهجوم!
⭕️تطلق المنظمات الإرهابية القذائف الصاروخية مرة أخرى من هذه المناطق والتي تم تحذيرها عدة مرات في الماضي.
⭕️من أجل أمنكم… pic.twitter.com/KdYQ4O3gDn
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.
Go to the full article >>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.
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.
IDF identifies approximately five projectiles fired from northern Gaza into Israel
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.
Go to the full article >>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.
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.
Go to the full article >>17 people allegedly killed in drone strike near Syria's Damascus - report
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.
Go to the full article >>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.
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.
Go to the full article >>Israeli precision strike hits Hamas command center in former hospital
"The building does not currently serve as a hospital," the IDF emphasized.
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.
Go to the full article >>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.