IDF Updates – December 22nd

IDF: Overnight, with the direction of IDF and ISA intelligence, the IAF conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating inside a command and control center in the area of Daraj Tuffah in the Gaza Strip. The command and control center, which was embedded inside a compound that previously served as the ‘Musa bin Nusayr’ School, was used by the terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.

Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.

This is a further example of the Hamas terrorist organization’s systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure in violation of international law. The IDF will continue to operate against Hamas in defense of the citizens of Israel.


IDF: The 188th Brigade Located and Destroyed a Combat Compound Containing Eight Weapon Storage Facilities While Continuing Defensive Activities in Southern Lebanon

Troops of the 188th Brigade continue activities in southern Lebanon, while acting in accordance with the ceasefire and understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

During their operations, the brigade’s combat engineering soldiers located a combat compound containing eight weapon storage facilities both above and below ground, connected by an underground infrastructure. In the compound, the troops located communication and electrical equipment, anti-tank missiles, explosives, and computers.

The soldiers dismantled the compound and confiscated the weapons that were located. Additionally, the soldiers located a firing position aimed toward northern Israeli communities, which contained a weapons storage facility.

Attached are the following:

Footage of machine guns, rockets, mortar shells, and additional weapons located by a combat engineering battalion: https://bit.ly/4gHiGzX

Footage from the living quarters and the weapons located inside: https://bit.ly/3BEwyeU

Photos of tunnel shafts and weapons located by soldiers of the 188th Brigade: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC221224278236723461715


IDF: The Kfir Brigade combat team, under the command of the 162nd Division, completed their operational activities in the Beit Lahia area, during which the troops eliminated numerous terrorists and dismantled terror infrastructure sites both above and below ground. The troops are now continuing operational activity in northern Gaza.

This morning (Sunday), based on intelligence information indicating the presence of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure in the area, the troops began operating in the area west of Beit Hanoun. Prior to the entry of ground troops into the area, the IAF and IDF artillery struck terror targets, including Hamas terrorists and terror infrastructure sites. So far, the ground troops have eliminated a number of terrorists and dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites in the area.

Attached are the following:

A video of IDF troops’ operational activity in the Gaza Strip; https://bit.ly/4iQMRFY

Photos of IDF troops’ operational activity in the Gaza Strip: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC2212202478970807890708787877

A Message from Shalom