Israel announced that its warplanes struck 150 underground targets in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on the night of the 27th (local time), the Sabbath, and eliminated the person responsible for the aerial combat of the armed political faction Hamas.
According to CNN, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement on the 28th and announced that it had carried out a very powerful airstrike in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, hitting underground combat spaces such as the so-called ‘terror tunnels’.
On this day, the IDF said that it had eliminated Assem Abu Rakaba, the head of Hamas’ air warfare, and explained that this person was in charge of Hamas’ unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), paragliders, aerial detection, and air defense.
The IDF claimed that Abu Raqaba was involved in the surprise attack by Hamas on the 7th and that he “led the terrorists who crossed the wall on paragliders and infiltrated Israel.”
The Israeli military conducted intensive airstrikes and large-scale ground operations in the Gaza Strip that night.
This attack, which appears to be a prelude to a full-scale ground invasion, was accompanied by intensive bombing of the northern part of the Gaza Strip and is analyzed to be the most intense so far. On this day, Israel’s attack destroyed the Gaza Strip’s communication infrastructure, cutting off communication services such as telephone and internet in the area.
Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said today that his army is expanding ground operations in the Gaza Strip.
Spokesperson Hagari emphasized that “the IDF is operating strongly on all fronts” and “will continue to attack Gaza City.”
Israel’s military said it had increased attacks “in a very significant way.”
Local media, Times of Israel, reported that clashes between the two sides continued while the Israeli army conducted ground operations in the Gaza Strip last night, and that IDF soldiers, combat engineers, and tanks are still in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the IDF released images of its troops operating within the Gaza Strip through social media X (formerly Twitter). The undated video shows dozens of Israeli tanks entering the Gaza Strip along wasteland.
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