IDF officials reported early on Sunday morning that the first stage of the weekend’s operation in Gaza was coming to a close. The operation, dubbed “Warm Winter,” began with strikes on terrorist infrastructure and will continue with a search for hidden weapons in urban areas, they said.
Over 60 Gaza Arabs were killed in the first stage of the operation. IDF officials reported that most of those killed were armed Hamas terrorists. Hamas, which has claimed that most of those killed were civilians, often lies about casualties to gain media sympathy, officials said.