Israel at war: What happened on days 56-57?
Israeli military strikes over 400 targets in the Gaza Strip since war resumed • Israel 'open' to reimplement ceasefire if more hostages freed
IDF kills Hamas terrorists and destroys tunnels, subterranean infrastructure in Jabalya
The IDF isolated and secured an area near Jabalya while working to destroy Hamas terrorists and infrastructure.
The IDF 551st Brigade combat team completed a mission in Jabalya, in the Gaza Strip, on Saturday, having killed Hamas terrorists and destroyed terror infrastructure, the IDF said.
The neutralized infrastructure included tunnels and subterranean structures.
During the operation, which had began before the initiation of the now-ended cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, IDF troops identified and destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel which extended tens of meters below the surface of the earth.
A Hamas tunnel in a school
The tunnel had been located in the courtyard of a school compound.
Another tunnel was located and destroyed in the home of a Hamas naval force activist, the IDF stated.
Soldiers of the 551st Brigade, along with Israeli special forces, also worked to eliminate subterranean infrastructure north of Jabalya, where Israeli troops subsequently Isolated and secured a an area to facilitate further IDF activity.
Also, along with the air force and artillery units, IDF troops destroyed numerous pieces of Hamas combat equipment, including weapons, explosives, launchers, and ammunition.
Go to the full article >>IDF publishes 'red alert' system for Gaza civilians
The residents of the Gaza Strip are not our enemy," said the IDF spokesperson for Arabic media.
The IDF published a map splitting the Gaza Strip into small alert zones which it will use to provide safety instructions to Palestinian civilians in the Strip on Friday as part of continued efforts to protect non-combatants used by Hamas as human shields.
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Qatari-Egyptian negotiations with Israel and Hamas continue - source
Qatari-Egyptian negotiations with both Israeli and Hamas are continuing, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Friday.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators have been in contact with both sides since fighting resumed in Gaza on Friday, the source said.
Go to the full article >>Hamas: It doesn't matter how many hostages are still alive
A senior Hamas member said that the 10-month-old Kfir Bibas "paid the price."
A senior member of the Hamas terrorist movement stated that it is "not so important" how many hostages are still alive, in an interview with CBS news on Thursday.
When asked by CBS how many hostages are still alive, the senior Hamas member, Ghazi Hamad, stated "I don't know. The number is not so important."
Go to the full article >>IDF drops leaflets over Khan Yunis - report
The IDF dropped leaflets over southern Gaza warning residents of several neighborhoods in Khan Yunis to evacuate to shelter areas in Rafah, warning "the city of Khan Yunis is a dangerous combat zone," according to Palestinian reports.
IDF publishes Gaza 'red alert' map to protect Palestinian civilians
The IDF published a detailed map splitting the Gaza Strip into small, numbered alert sectors on Friday, which the IDF will use to issue more specific alerts to civilians to help them protect themselves.
The IDF instructed Gazans to follow IDF instructions in various media outlets. If they see the number of the block they're in published, they should follow the instructions that will be issued for that specific block.
"The IDF takes all possible precautions to avoid causing loss of civilian life or injury, adopting all available means," said the IDF.
IDF warplanes strike Hamas targets in Gaza
Israel conducted airstrikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, according to a statement from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
This comes shortly after the end of the week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Israel-Hamas war: Ceasefire ends, rocket fire, airstrikes resume
Attempts to extend the ceasefire and secure the release of additional hostages failed overnight.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to an end on Friday morning as Hamas renewed rocket fire toward southern Israel and clashes erupted in the Gaza Strip.
Over an hour before the ceasefire was set to end, a rocket was fired from Gaza toward southern Israel, with a second round of rocket fire reported a few minutes before the end of the ceasefire.
Go to the full article >>Rocket sirens sound in southern Israel marking end of ceasefire
Hamas in Gaza fired rockets at southern Israel on Friday morning, setting off rocket sirens in the area for the first time in a week.
This marked the end of the temporary ceasefire in the region which held for one week.
Israel-Hamas War: 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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities