The IDF is gradually increasing the pressure on terrorists in Gaza, securing its grip on Gaza City. Early Wednesday morning, combined forces attacked 60 targets and shot at least eight terror cells.
Infantry forces, tanks, combat engineers, artillery, and intelligence personnel, continued to operate throughout the Gaza Strip with the assistance of the Israel Air Force and the Israeli Navy.
Two rigged tunnels located near the security fence were uncovered by forces in the northern Gaza Strip late Tuesday night and in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The forces fired at three terror operatives and uncovered many weapons hidden in the area. In addition, forces uncovered a number of additional tunnels used by Hamas.
The IAF attacked a total of approximately 60 targets in Gaza overnight, including:
• Hamas police headquarters in Gaza City;
• An area rigged with explosive devices intended for detonation against IDF forces;
• Five rocket launching sites, including a squad of gunmen who fired mortar shells;
• Eight cells of gunmen, some in coordination with ground forces;
• Nine weapons production and weapons storage facilities, including one in the home of a Hamas agent;
• Approximately 35 weapons smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Navy also continued to support ground forces operating in Gaza, striking Hamas targets and continuing to enforce the naval blockade in the area.
According to the IDF spokesman, six soldiers were wounded in ground operations throughout the night. In one incident, two officers were moderately wounded and an officer and two soldiers were lightly wounded by Gaza terrorists. IDF soldiers returned fire and hit the gunmen. Another soldier was lightly wounded in a second incident.