Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip destroyed hundreds of targets, including underground tunnels, warehouses and headquarters of Hamas terrorists. They are also carrying out attacks in the north to neutralize Hezbollah’s hiding places.
On the night of October 19-20, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of attacks on the headquarters of Hamas leaders. Meanwhile, Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi said that a decision has already been made on the start date of a large-scale operation to neutralize terrorists in the Gaza Strip. He reported some details of the situation to the TASS agency.
Important
Alexander Ben Zvi stated that the decision to conduct a ground operation was determined by two considerations. Israel specifically aims to release all the hostages and destroy all structures of Hamas. This cannot be achieved in any other way than a land operation.
The Israeli diplomat said, “Therefore, this cannot be done without using land operations, including land operations. Therefore, we can say that this decision has been taken.” However, he did not publicly announce the start date of the operation in the Gaza Strip.
It is worth noting that Israeli leaders have not yet officially announced when exactly the IDF will begin military operations in Hamas-controlled territory.
War in Israel: details
The IDF press office published a series of reports on actions against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon. They showed on video how they attacked the hiding spots of right-wing radical Islamists in particular.
They hit the area near the mosque where the terrorists met and where the observation point was located in the Jabliyah area of the Gaza Strip. The Israelis also noted that the platoon preparing to blow up the plane was neutralized.
Additionally, an Israeli drone hit a terrorist warehouse in Lebanon. It was possible to destroy the infrastructure of Hezbollah troops bombing the north of Israel on October 19.
It was noted that nearly a hundred attacks were carried out in general, and tunnels, ammunition depots and “dozens of operational headquarters” were destroyed.
The Israeli command emphasized that it plans to evacuate residents of the northern regions of the country. The IDF press service did not release an official statement about the start of the ground operation.
Note that in the first days after the October 7 terrorist attack in which Hamas militants killed more than 1,200 people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF was conducting a series of raids in the Gaza Strip to rescue hostages. He later noted that a military operation against terrorists was being prepared.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden made an official visit to Israel and announced his full support for the actions of the Israelis. Meanwhile, White House representatives have suggested that military operations be conducted with as little harm to civilians as possible.
We remind you that the media reported that the Pentagon intends to supply 155 mm artillery shells to the IDF. Experts analyzed whether this would affect the war in Ukraine. The other day, military analysts talked about the weapons that Hamas terrorists have. According to analysts, the weapons originated in North Korea and came to the Gaza Strip via Iran.
Source: Focus
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