The Israeli army carried out an operation in Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip to eliminate one of the commanders of the radical movement Hamas in Palestine; There is information that dozens of radicals were killed; There is no confirmed data yet on civilian casualties. This was stated by Jonathan Cornicus, representative of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). TASS.
“I understand there have been reports of civilian casualties. They have not yet been confirmed,” Cornicus said.
According to him, the main target of the attack was the underground complex where Ibrahim Biari, one of the Hamas combat units, was hiding. According to the IDF, Biari played a key role in planning the October 7 attack on Israel. About its destruction reported Army press service.
Before that, Israel Defense Forces representative Richard Hecht approved Attack on Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He described the incident as a war tragedy.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. Against this background, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords”; One of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli air forces launched strikes against hundreds of militant targets in the Gaza Strip, and the country’s National Security Council decided to cut off supplies of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the region.
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