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Israeli fighter jets attacked “over a hundred operational targets” in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday in the war against Hamas — killing a senior naval operative who took part in the massacre of civilians, officials said.

Destroyed in the mission were “tunnel shafts, munitions warehouses, and dozens of operational warehouses,” the Israel Defense Forces said on X.

The IDF posted a dramatic video of bombs destroying several buildings during the night.

​“During the attacks, the IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated a terrorist who was in the naval force of Hamas. The terrorist took part in the murderous operations in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said, referring to the country’s internal security agency.

The terrorist was identified as Amjad Majed Muhammad Abu ‘Odeh.

The aircraft also “neutralized” what the IDF and Shin Bet described as “a terror squad belonging to the Hamas aerial array … after they attempted to fire rockets at a jet.”


  People search through the rubble of a building following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern end of the Gaza Strip. AFP via Getty Images People search through the rubble of a building following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern end of the Gaza Strip. AFP via Getty Images

“In addition, terror assets and weapons located in a mosque in the Jabaliya neighborhood were destroyed, which was used as observation posts and staging ground by Hamas terrorists,” the IDF and Shin Bet added.

At least 1,400 people have died and 4,562 others injured in Israel, according to Israeli authorities.

Another 3,785 people have died and 12,493 wounded in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health.


  A rescue worker carries a child casualty at the site of Israeli strikes on a house. REUTERS A rescue worker carries a child casualty at the site of Israeli strikes on a house. REUTERS

The IDF also said it continued its operations in northern Israel.

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“Three terrorists of the terrorist organization Hezbollah have identified a short time ago in the area of the fence on the Lebanese border,” it said.

Israel-Hamas war: How we got here

2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip more than three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.

2006: Terrorist group Hamas wins a Palestinian legislative election.

2007: Hamas seizes control of Gaza in a civil war.

2008: Israel launches military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the town of Sderot.

2023: Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in 50 years, in an early-morning ambush Oct. 7, firing thousands of rockets and sending dozens of militants into Israeli towns.

Terrorists killed more than 1,200 Israelis, wounded more than 4,200, and took at least 200 hostage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to announce, “We are at war,” and vowed Hamas would pay “a price it has never known.”

The Gaza Health Ministry — which is controlled by Hamas — reported at least 3,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 12,500 injured since the war began.

“An IDF aircraft operating in the area attacked the terrorists. In addition, IDF snipers fired a short time ago at armed men who were identified working in the Lebanese border area,” the IDF added.

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Meanwhile, Israel appeared to be poised to launch a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip early Friday as hundreds of thousands of soldiers waited while surrounded by a fleet of tanks.


   Destroyed buildings in Al-Zahra city are seen above. AFP via Getty Images  Destroyed buildings in Al-Zahra city are seen above. AFP via Getty Images

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told the troops they would soon see Gaza “from the inside.

“Whoever sees Gaza from afar will soon see it from the inside,” he said. “The order will come.”

Israeli officials have been adamant they have no choice but to launch the massive assault, codenamed Operation Swords of Iron, to strike a deadly blow against Hamas for launching the Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state.

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