Israel Intensifies Operations In Khan Yunis, Where Hamas Leaders Might Be Hiding Surrounded By Hostages
Also, IDF destroys Hezbollah’s Iranian-built airstrip meant to launch drone strikes.
The Israeli military on Thursday intensified operations against the terrorist stronghold of Khan Yunis, where Hamas leadership is believed to be hiding surrounded by Israeli hostages as human shields. Israel stepped up the ground offensive two days after Hamas rejected a two-month ceasefire offer in exchange for hostages.
After weeks of fighting, the IDF has completed the encirclement of Khan Yunis and strengthened the control around the last remaining major Hamas bastion — infested with miles of terror tunnels and heavily-armed terrorist fighters.
“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday stated deepening operational control over southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis. Troops report many clashes with terrorists in this particularly challenging terrain.” the Israeli TV channel i24NEWS reported Tuesday.
Footage shows IDF snipers taking out Hamas operatives in Khan Yunis
The IDF confirmed heavy fighting as it eliminates Hamas’s terrorist leadership and fighting force in and around Khan Yunis.
“IDF troops conducted targeted raids on terrorist sites in the Al Amal area in Khan Yunis. Employing precise sniper fire, they eliminated terrorists and dismantled their infrastructure and weapons in the area,” the military disclosed in a press release early Tuesday. “Additionally, IDF soldiers carried out a targeted raid on multiple military command centers. In close-quarters combat, the soldiers eliminated the terrorists, and various weapons were discovered in the process.”
The deeper the IDF goes, the more we learn about how Hamas turned all of Gaza into a base for its terror activities.
Schools, kindergartens, mosques, hospitals, and countless private homes have been used to conceal weapons caches and tunnels.
Staggering.pic.twitter.com/pDg8ctr5EO
— Avi Mayer אבי מאיר (@AviMayer) January 24, 2024
The military was deploying snipers to take out Hamas operatives in Khan Younis. “The IDF also releases footage showing snipers of the Paratroopers Brigade killing Hamas operatives in the Khan Younis area. It says the snipers have killed dozens of Hamas gunmen so far,” The Times of Israel reported.
IDF troops continue operating in Gaza:
📍Khan Yunis
IDF soldiers carried out operations inside multiple military command centers, eliminated terrorists and dismantled their infrastructure and weapons in the area.Additionally, IAF aircraft struck 4 identified armed terrorists… pic.twitter.com/gbUR6rAc9g
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) January 25, 2024
IDF starts building “buffer zone” around Gaza to prevent future terror attacks
The IDF soldiers have begun the work on a “buffer zone” separating Israel from Gaza, a move aimed at preventing future October 7-style attacks on the Israeli civilian population. “Israeli military on Wednesday reported killing dozens of terrorists in Khan Yunis. Meanwhile, reports indicate that some of the troops are wo[r]king on establishing the buffer zone on the Gaza-Israel border,” the i24NEWS further reported.
Israel destroys Hezbollah’s Iranian-built airstrip meant to launch drone strikes
The Israeli air force on Thursday destroyed an Iranian-built airstrip meant to carry out drone strikes into Israel. The airstrip, located in Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon, may have been used for recent drone incursions into northern Israel, news reports suggest.
Besides building terrorist infrastructure along Israel’s northern border, Iran has provided Hezbollah with advanced kamikaze drones and other attack UAVs, recent Israeli media reports suggest.
Confirming the airstrike, the IDF disclosed Thursday afternoon: “A short while ago, fighter jets struck a series of Hezbollah military targets in the areas of Tyre and Mghayre in Lebanon. Among the targets struck were military compounds and sites used by Hezbollah’s Aerial Unit. Military airstrip and infrastructure used by the organization to direct terror attacks against Israeli civilians were located at one of the sites.”
Hezbollah has an arsenal of Iranian Shahed-136 drones, deployed in Ukraine by Russia. This 'loitering munition' can use signal from local cell towers to improve its aim, @Zachonearth reports to @i24NEWS_EN pic.twitter.com/YU5SQl1VW6
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) January 25, 2024
The Iranian drone airstrip was just a few miles away from the Israeli border. “The airfield is located close to Qalaa’t Jabbur and Meidoun, about 20 km (12 miles) north of the border with Israel. We have known Qalaa’t Jabbur for several years as a main Hezbollah training complex,” the Israeli think tank Alma Research and Education Center reported in September.
The Jerusalem Post reported the IDF air strike:
The IDF on Thursday attacked a key Hezbollah-Iran airstrip at Kilat Jaber for launching aerial attacks against Israel in a major escalation between the sides.
In September 2023, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed pictures showing the joint Hezbollah-Iranian terror base in southern Lebanon only 20 kilometers from the border with Israel.
Gallant said at the time that at the airport, one can see Iran’s flag flying on the runways from which the ayatollahs’ regime is using to plot against Israel.
The defense minister also said, “Put differently, the land is Lebanese, the control is Iranian, the target is Israel.”
He said Israel must “remain aware and at [the] ready, with our eyes set on the binoculars and our fingers on the trigger.”
Gallant added that Iran remains the greatest threat to Israel, though sometimes it uses Hezbollah and other proxies to fight its wars against the Jewish state.
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They going to blow themselves to bits and take 100 hostages with them after they run out of ammo and food? What kind of end game?
The death of Hamas is the end game. The longer this goes on the more deader Hamas becomes.
Someone in Lebanon and Iran must be cursing Hamas for all the collateral damage they are inflicting on their ally’s infrastructure, manpower and leadership structure.
What I’ve noticed different this time is the lack of “enemy” footage out of Gaza of the brave Hamas defenders killing invading Jews.
The last conflict the media was brazenly airing Hamas combat footage but not so much this time.
All their “stringers” got shot/bombed or captured.
To be honest, especially with the hatred of all Jews by HAMAS, the odds are that there are NO, or very few, surviving hostages. This has to be accepted as reality. The end game has to be the death or capture of HAMAS’ leadership and forces. A miraculous rescue of any surviving hostages that exist can be hoped for [and if anyone can do it it is the IDF; q.v. Entebbe]. But from the viewpoint of Israel, the priority has to be taking out HAMAS.
Subotai Bahadur
I wonder; can they work in claiming Hamas resources for redistribution back to people in Gaza?
I’m wondering what happens should captured Hamas cash be spent to rebuild working water infrastructure in Gaza. Or even just hand captured bills out, so people can get what they need that was kept from them.
I thought from the beginning, if I were ever a hostage, in any situation, I’d want my side to nuke my position from space. A dead hostage provides no leverage.
The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist
IDF having taken out the Lebanon airfield bordering Israel a reporter writes;
“Iran has provided Hezbollah with advanced kamikaze drones and other attack UAVs” “Iran remains the greatest threat to Israel”
Which validates those who foretold on the illogical and unethical reasoning of Biden’s release of two separate disbursements of held funds to Iran for ‘humanitarian’ purposes.
Funds which have been spent by aiding and upholding the Hamas, Houthis and Hezbollah terrorists in their version of Humanitarian aid for “Palestinians”.
As of today the latest report there were 12 UN relief workers who were arrested for being Hamas terrorists and distributing supplies intended for Palestinians to their own. UN Funds supplemented by the USA while Hamas claiming it was a result of Israel’s attacks that Palestinians were starving and dying.
I need to edit the last entry.- my error-my bad
The 12 UN relief workers were Hamas activist terrorists and participated on Oct. 7th slaying of Israelis, which was my ‘assumption. (-and we all know what that means) Their UN assigned missions were to supply relief help to the populace Palestinians as is supposedly reported. This makes our UN funding even more atrocious.