Last update: 21.03.2024 | 0:50
The 167th day of the war: In the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, IDF forces are operating on a large scale, this is the fourth day of uncovering terrorist infrastructures and arresting terrorist suspects. In the last day, senior Hamas official Mahmoud Qawasma, who was one of the planners and financiers of the terrorist infrastructure that kidnapped and murdered the three Gil boys in 2014, was arrested – Witness Shaar, Naftali Frankel and Eyal Yafarah, as well as senior Islamic Jihad official Khaled al-Batash. Also, many weapons were seized, as well as dollars and dinars in cash amounting to NIS 11 million, which were used to finance terrorism.
The IDF has operated in several sectors in Judea and Samaria in the past day, including an attack by drones on a cell of terrorist operatives, including the terrorist who murdered Meir Tamri in the Harmesh attack 10 months ago. In addition, during a brigade operation in the city of Tulkarm, two terrorists who posed a threat to the force operating there were eliminated from the air.
Two alarms were sounded yesterday (Wednesday) in the area of Margaliot, Kiryat Shmona, Mashgav Am, Tel Hai and Menara in the Upper Galilee, following the launch of 3 rockets that fell in the open areas. Following this, the IDF attacked from the air observation posts and terrorist infrastructure in the area of the villages of Kantra, Ehandoria, Kfar Kila and Kfar Yaron, killing at least one operative from the Amal terrorist organization.
American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is expected to land in Israel this morning (Thursday) amid the tensions between the countries and the dispute surrounding a possible operation in Rafah. Blinken will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the War Management Cabinet.
The IDF attacked several buildings and positions in southern Lebanon
The IDF spokesman reports that the IDF attacked a number of buildings and observation posts in the Kfar Kila and Kfar Yaron areas, this after earlier today it carried out several attacks in the Kantra area and the Hendoria area, in which at least one operative of the Amal terrorist organization was killed.
Chief of Staff Halevi at Shifa Hospital: The results are good, but we are targeting the seniors
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi last night (Wednesday) held a situation assessment at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, as part of the IDF’s operation in the area of the hospital, where about 350 suspects have been arrested so far.
“So far, the results are good, but we are targeting the senior officials,” Halevi said. “Marwan Issa, the arrest of senior officials, it is very, very important to put pressure on Hamas, it is very important to put pressure on the negotiations as well, and we serve two things here. Severe damage to Hamas, dissolution of Hamas, killing of the military leadership, damage to the civilian leadership, damage to the activists. And not to let such a place rule, and we also serve to put pressure on the negotiations.”
“We came here to arrest many activists, emphasis on senior officials, and to kill those who fight,” added the Chief of Staff, “we prefer detainees, these are important cards, investigations, you understand that, those who fight (should) be killed. So far, compliance with the task is very good.”
The IDF launched a divisional operation in Tulkarm, an aircraft attacked two terrorists from the air on the spot
The IDF launched a divisional operation in the Noor al-Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm. An aircraft attacked from the air a short time ago two terrorists who posed a threat to the IDF forces there. The sale is expected to continue in the coming hours.
Terrorist funds worth 11 million shekels in dollars and Jordanian dinars were seized at Shifa Hospital
The IDF spokesman reports that 11 million shekels in American dollar and Jordanian dinar coins, which were earmarked for terrorism, were seized in the Shifa Hospital compound, as part of the ongoing operation at the hospital.
IDF forces and the Directorate of Coordination and Liaison to Gaza, in coordination with the government’s actions in the territories, coordinated and delivered last night a diesel truck and a humanitarian aid truck to the civilian population, including about 1800 liters of water and food, amounting to about 3.8 tons of food in total.
