YNET News: “Now, only a few hundred soldiers are left in the enclave, compared to the peak of 30,000-40,000 …. during the height of the ground operation.” Israel on Sunday withdrew all troops from southern Gaza as it says it is preparing for an offensive on the last-standing Hamas stronghold of Rafah.
The IDF chief also vowed to bring back remaining hostages believed to be held as human shields by Hamas leadership in Rafah. “The return of the hostages is an urgent and important goal. We are working to return all the hostages, as quickly as possible,” he added. The defense minister said this in light of a situational assessment held at the IDF’s Southern Command with the Director General of the Defense Ministry, Major General Eyal Zamir, commander Major General Yaron Finkelman, and other staff officers.
“Before the strike, the IDF confirmed the evacuation of civilians and precisely struck the launchers. No uninvolved civilians were harmed by the strikes,” the IDF added. “This is another example of Hamas’ exploitation of humanitarian compounds and areas for its terrorist activities and its use of the civilian population as a human shield.”The IDF confirmed the evacuation of civilians before IAF fighter jets precisely struck the 3 rocket launch posts.
“IDF, MDA, police, firefighters and municipal services are carrying out readiness drills for ’emergency preparedness’ while rockets and airstrikes continue to be fired across Israeli-Lebanese border,” the Israeli TV channelMeanwhile, the IDF continues to hit Hezbollah’s terrorist buildup in southern Lebanon.
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