Israel attacks 400 Hamas targets, kills several terrorist commanders
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked more than 400 Hamas targets, eliminating several commanders of the Palestinian radical movement in the past 24 hours, the IDF wrote on its Telegram channel.
“Over the last day, the IDF struck over 400 terror targets and killed several Hamas commanders and numerous operatives preparing attacks,” the IDF said in a statement.
“In a wide-scale operation to dismantle Hamas’ terrorist capabilities, the IDF struck dozens of Hamas gunmen setting up to fire rockets and carry out terror attacks against the Israeli home front. Over the last day, IDF fighter jets struck dozens of terror infrastructure and Hamas staging grounds in the neighborhoods of Shuja’iyya, Shati, Jabalia, Daraj Tuffah, and Zaytun,” the Israeli military added.
Also, an IDF warplane struck a Hamas operational tunnel that enabled terror operatives to quickly access the coastline. In addition, IDF aircraft attacked Hamas command centers and staging grounds in mosques, the IDF said. As a result, deputy commanders of the Nuseirat, Shati, and Furqan battalions were wiped out.
On the ‘diplomatic’ side, France’s Macron plans to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on October 24 during his visit to the Middle East, BFMTV reported with reference to the French Embassy. According to the report, the meeting will take place in Ramallah on the West Bank.
Macron will also visit Israel on Tuesday. According to the Elysee Palace, the French leader will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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