Footage of IDF incursion in Gaza
(Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Ahead of the upcoming cease-fire set to begin on Thursday, as part of a deal for the release of hostages held by Hamas, IDF soldiers conducted operations in Gaza overnight Wednesday, eliminating terrorists, seeking and destroying Hamas facilities and weaponry located within civilian sites.
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During operations in the Sheikh Zayed neighborhood in Jabaliya, troops identified and targeted Hamas lookouts while in Beit Hanoun the forces also carried out raids and located a cache of weapons in one of the houses, including AK-47s, axes and cartridges. In another incident, soldiers battled with a terrorist squad and killed a number of them.
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IDF forces patrol ruins in search of weapons and terrorists
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The troops destroyed a tunnel shaft from which a terrorist exited and fired at their comrades a few days ago. Others located terrorists and weapons in a building that Hamas used. Soldiers killed the terrorists and destroyed the building.
The Israeli Navy assisted the ground forces and attacked a number of Hamas military targets on Wednesday. A couple of the targets included a civilian building that was used by snipers, as well as Hamas terrorist sites along the coastline.