The 162nd Division has been operating in the Jabaliya area for over a week. Troops of the 401st Brigade conducted targeted raids on dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites in the area, eliminated dozens of terrorists on the ground by firing shells and using drones,, and confiscated numerous weapons including anti-tank missiles, charges and weapons. A number of tunnel shafts were located and destroyed.
IDF intelligence identified a regional UNRWA clinic that had been taken over by terrorists and turned into a weapons storage facility and a hideout for terrorists in the area. The terrorists who had barricaded themselves in the clinic fired at the troops and were eliminated. Additionally, directed by IAF aircraft, the soldiers eliminated a terrorist cell that fired at them from within the clinic. Following the elimination of the terrorists, numerous secondary explosions were observed, indicating a hidden weapons stockpile.