by Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post Staff
"We have hit dozens of targets and carried out numerous targeted eliminations of Hamas terrorists," a source told The Jerusalem Post.
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Following a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip that came in response to Hamas's numerous ceasefire violations, the IDF on Wednesday announced that it had resumed enforcing the ceasefire.
"In accordance with the directive of the political echelon, and following a series of strikes, in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were struck, the IDF has begun the renewed enforcement of the ceasefire in response to Hamas’s violations," the military stated.
During the military action, the military and Shin Bet struck more than 30 terrorists "holding command positions," the IDF added, noting that it would continue to maintain and respond to violations of the ceasefire.
Previously, an Israeli official had told The Jerusalem Post that Israel's strikes across the Gaza Strip were "nearing completion."
"We have hit dozens of targets and carried out numerous targeted eliminations of Hamas terrorists. This is our decision; we struck every target on the list,” the source said, adding that Israel is planning additional measures in light of the ongoing violations.
"There is and will be no immunity for any of the leadership of the Hamas terror organization - neither those wearing suits nor those hiding in tunnels - whoever raises his hand against IDF soldiers - his hand will be cut off," Katz stated.
Hamas kills IDF soldier in Gaza as fighting continues
On Tuesday, Chief Sgt. First Class (Res.) Yona Efraim "Efi" Feldbaum was killed in the Gaza Strip by Hamas sniper fire.Earlier that day, the IDF intensified its strikes across Gaza after Hamas fired at soldiers in the southern part of the Strip, according to Palestinian reports.
It struck in the area of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, per Muhammad Abu Salmiya, the hospital’s director-general.
Hamas terrorists also attempted to reach a weapons cache hidden within a mosque in an IDF-controlled part of the Gaza Strip on the same day as Hamas released the final living hostages from captivity, according to an Army Radio report.
Army Radio reported that the group of terrorists crossed the Yellow Line, the perimeter to which the IDF withdrew following the implementation of the US-brokered Israel-Gaza ceasefire, before they were spotted by an IDF drone.
The terrorists were apprehended and detained by IDF soldiers before they reached the mosque, which is less than a mile away from the border fence opposite Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
This is a developing story.
Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post Staff
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-872009
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