The Israel Defence Forces or IDF said it
struck a manned Hezbollah observation post in Lebanon in response to the
attacks carried out on the border, reported The Times of Israel.
In addition, the IDF said it identified
a group of operatives at an anti-tank missile launch site, from where the
attack was conducted earlier.
IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel
Hagari on X said, “Earlier today, IDF forces attacked a manned observation post
of the terrorist organisation Hezbollah. In addition, the IDF forces identified
terrorists who were at the anti-tank launching position, from where a shot was
fired into Israeli territory last night. IDF forces attacked the squad.”
Earlier on Friday, Rear Admiral Daniel
Hagari said the Israeli military is witnessing more Hamas operatives
surrendering to forces amid the fighting in the Gaza Strip.
Hagari said, “Our troops are operating
in the heart of Hamas’s ‘centers of gravity’ in south and northern Gaza
simultaneously, in Jabaliya, Shejaiya, and in the Khan Younis area.”
The Rear Admiral said, “We are engaged
in fierce battles with Hamas terrorists, who are hidden underground. We are
killing many terrorists and witnessing many more terrorists surrendering in the
battle, and turning themselves into our forces.”
He continued the IDF, in the past 48
hours, has arrested over 200 suspects in the Gaza Strip adding, “Dozens of them
have been handed over for interrogation by the Military Intelligence
Directorate’s Unit 504 and Shin Bet in Israel, including Hamas commanders and
Nukhba operatives.”
Hagari said two soldiers were seriously
injured during an operation to rescue hostages in the Gaza Strip overnight. The
troops raided a Hamas site and killed terrorists who abducted and held people
as hostages. However, the operation failed and no hostages were rescued, reported
The Times of Israel.
He said, “We will continue to act in a
number of ways, operationally and with intelligence, with the Shin Bet, to
return all the hostages home and to obtain information on them.”
Meanwhile, IDF said jewellery worth US$
22,430 could have been put forward for buying fuel, electricity and water.
However, Hamas’ political bureau head, Ismail Haniyeh, was purchasing luxury
jewellery worth thousands of dollars. The IDF even shared pictures of the
receipt on X.
Taking to X, IDF stated, “US$ 22,430
worth of jewellery could have been put toward the purchase of fuel,
electricity, water, etc… While the son of Hamas’ head of the political
bureau, Ismail Haniya, is purchasing thousands of dollars of luxury jewelry,
Gazan civilians are left with nothing. Here are the receipts.”
ANI
