Despite Warning of US Israel Preparing For Major Strike on Hamas in Gaza
- By Thetripurapost Desk, Tel Aviv
- May 15, 2024
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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing for a deadly attack against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, the Israeli army's 99 Division carried out raids and attacks in the Jebalya area of northern Gaza, killing several Hamas activists.
The IDF previously claimed that they had eliminated an entire Hamas battalion in northern Gaza.
However, IDF sources said IANS that some groups of militants have regrouped and are attacking southern Israel with small rockets and other weapons.
This has prompted the IDF to launch an operation in the Jebalya area of northern Gaza. Israeli Defense Ministry sources told IANS that more than 25 Hamas members were killed in the operation in Jebalya on Tuesday and that the IDF's 99 Division would conduct more ground operations in the coming days to flush out the remaining Hamas figures.
Tuesday's attack is considered one of the major attacks carried out by the IDF in the region, following the March 2023 attack on al-Shifa hospital, in which the IDF killed several Hamas figures.
Meanwhile, the IDF's 162nd Battalion is carrying out attacks in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. IDF sources said IANS that the army is focusing more on ground operations. The US and Israel's other Western allies have called on Israel not to engage in attacks in the Rafah area. Millions of people have taken refuge in Rafah.
Recently America had said that if Israel attacks here, it will not supply weapons. But Israel had said that it is ready to fight alone.