Sunday, March 23, 2025

IDF expands ground operations throughout Gaza - JNS

 

by JNS

Troop encircled Tel al-Sultan in Rafah and entered Beit Hanun to target Hamas terrorists and expand the security zone.

 

An Israeli soldier during military activity in the Rafah area of southern Gaza on March 23, 2025. Credit: IDF.
An Israeli soldier during military activity in the Rafah area of southern Gaza on March 23, 2025. Credit: IDF.

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Sunday that it has expanded military operations in both northern and southern Gaza, including the encirclement of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah and an offensive in Beit Hanun.

“IDF forces, led by Southern Command, have been operating in recent days across the Gaza Strip,” the military stated on Sunday afternoon.

“As part of the operation under the guidance of the Military Intelligence Directorate and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the forces have destroyed terror infrastructure and launchers, eliminating dozens of terrorists,” the army stated, adding that its 252nd and 143rd divisions were “operating in several locations to expand the security perimeter.”

Aircraft and naval vessels of the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy, respectively, “continue to strike targets and provide close support to the ground forces,” according to the IDF statement.

IDF encircles Tel al-Sultan

In recent hours, IDF troops completed the encirclement of the Tel al-Sultan camp in Rafah as part of efforts to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and eliminate Hamas operatives in the area. The operation aims to strengthen control and expand the security buffer in southern Gaza, the military said.

As part of the operations in the southern Strip, the IDF on Saturday night killed Salah Bardawil, who was described as the head of the terrorist organization’s “planning and development office” in Gaza.

“Bardawil served as a senior terrorist in Hamas’s political bureau, and as part of his role, directed the strategic and military planning of Hamas,” the IDF said.


During the night, troops surrounded the area, neutralized terrorists and carried out a targeted raid on a Hamas command and control center that had been used in recent months.

The IDF emphasized that civilians are being allowed to evacuate the combat zone via designated routes.

IDF Arabic-language spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee published a map on X on Sunday, identifying the designated evacuation zone and warning that the area is now an active combat zone.

IDF troops enter Beit Hanun in northern Gaza

Simultaneously, IDF soldiers have entered Beit Hanun in the northeastern Gaza Strip to dismantle Hamas’s terror infrastructure and expand the security buffer in the region.

As part of this operation, the IDF is facilitating the evacuation of civilians from the combat zone.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets have conducted strikes on Hamas positions and terrorist infrastructure in support of the ground offensive.


JNS

Source: https://www.jns.org/idf-expands-ground-operations-in-gaza-north-and-south/

Follow Middle East and Terrorism on Twitter
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment