Over the past 24 hours, the IDF conducted multiple operations in both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, targeting terrorist positions and infrastructure, the military reported on Sunday.
The IDF’s 162nd Division continued its operations in the Jabalya area, where soldiers engaged and neutralized several Hamas terrorists and dismantled key structures that were used for weapons storage.
In Beit Lahiya, the Kfir Brigade combat teams remained active, coordinating air and ground units to engage identified targets.
The Nahal Brigade continued operations in Rafah, where teams located weapons, engaged in combat with terrorists, and dismantled infrastructure. In one incident, troops identified movement toward their position using a drone, enabling a swift response.
Striking Hezbollah in Lebanon
Additionally, Israeli Air Force fighter jets under Northern Command targeted Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. Additional airstrikes were conducted against sites across Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, which the IDF identified as weapons depots and launch sites.
In the West Bank, security forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle 13 firearms into the Jordan Valley area.
On Saturday night, IDF observers from Unit 636 spotted suspicious movement near the village of Auja in the Jordan Valley and Valleys Brigade sector. Police forces from the Jordan Border Unit and the Matilan Unit quickly arrived on the scene and apprehended two Palestinian suspects.
IDF soldiers from Battalion 47 conducted extensive searches in the area. During these searches, they discovered bags containing 13 M16 rifles, as well as additional weapon components.
The suspects and the confiscated weapons were handed over to Israel Police for further investigation.