The IDF continues to operate in the Gaza Strip, targeting and dismantling terror infrastructure. According to Arab media reports, overnight (between Tuesday and Wednesday), our forces bombed a Hamas command center located in the Yaffa School in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Additional reports stated that the IDF detonated a booby-trapped robot near the Zeitoun neighborhood, also east of the city, and struck a terrorist tent in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis.<\/p>\n
60% of Rafah Reportedly Destroyed<\/strong> “Gains Above Ground and Below”<\/strong> Meanwhile, Israel has for the first time unveiled a plan to divide Gaza City and deliver humanitarian aid directly to civilians. The blockade on the Strip remains in place, and fighting is now focused on three main zones.<\/p>\n According to Defrin, the IDF is operating in both the north and south of the Strip, striking Hamas infrastructure and leadership targets. \u201cThere are achievements both above ground and below,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Longest Siege Since the Start of the War<\/strong> According to Arab reports, our forces struck a Hamas command post inside the Yaffa School in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":20507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[4297,4596,4477,4595,1476,1477,2047,1475,4003,1640,4592,4593,4594],"class_list":["post-20505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-al-mawasi","tag-ben-tzion-macales","tag-blockade","tag-effie-defrin","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-idf","tag-operation-might-and-sword","tag-rafah","tag-southern-gaza","tag-tuffah-neighborhood","tag-zeitoun-neighborhood"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe fighting is intensifying in Rafah as well. According to a post by geo-analyst and aerial imagery interpreter Ben Tzion Macales on his X account, approximately 60% of Rafah has been entirely destroyed. When including structures that are severely damaged and no longer habitable, the figure could reach nearly 75%.<\/p>\n
\nYesterday, IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin presented the military’s ongoing efforts in the southern Gaza Strip, as part of Operation Might and Sword. He said the IDF is systematically targeting Hamas\u2019s chain of command, increasing pressure on the terror organization\u2014and working to bring all the hostages home.<\/p>\n
\nAccording to The Guardian, the blockade of the Gaza Strip has now entered its eighth consecutive week\u2014marking the longest such siege since the war began. Residents in Gaza report an unprecedented level of despair, fueled by economic collapse and a growing humanitarian crisis. At the same time, it is estimated that around 420,000 people have already been displaced from their homes. Israeli security officials stress that the blockade is intended to prevent strategic supplies from reaching Hamas\u2014and is being coordinated with the U.S. administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"