During an operation in Gaza, the body of the hostage Elia Toledano (28) was recovered by IDF Special Forces and brought back to Israel.
After an identification procedure carried out by medical officials and military rabbis together with the Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Israel Police, yesterday (Tuesday) IDF, Israel Police, and the Coordinator for the Captives and Missing in the Prime Minister’s Office
representatives informed the family of Elia Toledano, who was taken hostage by the Hamas terrorist organization on October 7th, that his body has been recovered and returned to Israel.
The IDF sends the family its heartfelt condolences.
Our national mission is to locate the missing and return all the hostages home. We are working together with security agencies, and with all intelligence and operational means in order to return all of the hostages home.
IDF: IDF soldiers secured and destroyed the Hamas Shejaiya Battalion’s command and control center; IDF troops conducted a targeted raid and killed terrorists in Khan Yunis
IDF troops secured the Hamas Shejaiya Battalion’s command and control center. During the activity, the troops killed terrorists and destroyed a tunnel shaft used by a Hamas terrorist. The complex was struck by IAF aircraft, tanks, and engineering forces. In addition, IDF troops from the 414 Battalion used the “Maoz” drone for the first time, using it to locate and strike terrorist cells in the area.
Over the last day, IDF troops conducted a targeted raid on terror infrastructure sites in the city of Khan Yunis. The troops killed numerous terrorists and located Hamas tunnel shafts. During the targeted raid, the troops struck a weapon storage compound using the precise ‘Iron Sting’ munition. Furthermore, the troops located a tunnel shaft in which they located motorbikes used by the Hamas terrorist organization in the October 7th massacre. In addition, an IAF fighter jet struck a military compound used by terrorists as a hideout and another aircraft struck three terrorists who attempted to attack IDF troops.
Attached is a video of IDF activity in the Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/3GLguXM
Attached is a video of IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/3TlaOes
Attached are photos of IDF troops in the Gaza Strip: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/anc151220238645126451
IDF: The IDF recovered the bodies of abducted soldiers CPL Nik Beizer and SGT Ron Sherman
During an operation in Gaza, the bodies of the hostages CPL Nik Beizer and SGT Ron Sherman were recovered by IDF soldiers and brought back to Israel.
After an identification process carried out by medical officials and military rabbis, today (Friday) IDF representatives informed the families of CPL Nik Beizer and SGT Ron Sherman, who were taken hostage by the Hamas terrorist organization on October 7th, that their bodies had been recovered and returned to Israel.
CPL Nik Beizer, 19, from Be’er Sheva, was taken hostage while serving as a driver in the Gaza CLA, and SGT Ron Sherman, 19, from Lehavim, was taken hostage during his service as an NCO in the Gaza CLA.
The IDF sends the families its heartfelt condolences and will continue to support them.
Our national mission is to locate the missing and return all the hostages home. We are working together with security agencies, and with all intelligence and operational means in order to return all of the hostages home.
IDF: Head of the Intelligence Directorate in a situational assessment in Gaza City: “This is a multi-arena campaign and there are many months ahead”
The Head of the Intelligence Directorate, MG Aharon Haliva, held a situational assessment yesterday (Thursday) in the Gaza Strip. The Deputy Head of the Southern Command, MG (res.) Yossi Bachar and the Head of the 162nd Division, BG Izik Cohen, Commander of the 401st Brigade, COL Benny Aharon, and other commanders also participated in the situational assessment.
Additionally, MG Haliva held a meeting with intelligence officers about increasing the strength and precision of the flow of intelligence to the tactical front, and the manifestation of this in the stages of the war up to this point.
MG Haliva:
“The ground operation, with all its components, all its components, the Air Force that is doing great work, the Navy, the intelligence flowing in – a military system that’s threatening for those that didn’t believe in it. Now you ask yourself how the operational achievements bring us closer to fulfilling the goals of the war and to continue to apply pressure on the enemy, to continue to kill the enemy, destroy them and to continue to ruin the enemy and remember: this is a multi-arena campaign and there are many months ahead. And now the ability to destroy Hamas and to release hostages and missing to enable their return, is very important.”
Attached is footage of the situational assessment: https://bit.ly/46UwwZW
Attached are photos on the subject: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC151220230453840
IDF: The IDF completed a series of strikes on terrorist infrastructure used by Hamas situated along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt
This week, under the direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate and the Southern Command, the IAF targeted and destroyed military sites, guard posts, observation posts, weapons storage facilities, and command and control centers belonging to Hamas. These targets were located along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
The sites that were struck in the Rafah area, where Hamas terrorists were operating, facilitated the smuggling efforts led by the Hamas terrorist organization, including the smuggling of weapons that endanger Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip.
Targeting this terrorist infrastructure impedes Hamas’ ability to smuggle more weapons into the Gaza Strip. Operating in these areas enables Hamas to seize humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, assist in the smuggling of weapons, and partake in Hamas’ attacks against IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.
Attached is video footage of the strikes: https://bit.ly/46YaIN6
IDF: IDF Troops in Mandatory and Reserve Service Train for Potential Scenarios along the Northern Border
Throughout the war, as part of an exercise called “Valuable Time”, IDF soldiers in mandatory and reserve duty have been conducting training exercises to increase readiness for various operational scenarios on the northern border.
The purpose of these exercises is to train IDF reservists while they also carry out operational activities. The exercises contribute significantly to increasing troop readiness, particularly that of the reserve forces.
The soldiers are training for a range of circumstances, including daytime and nighttime combat, as well as urban and rural warfare. They are undergoing operational artillery training and receiving certification to operate various types of weapons. The exercises are being conducted on a number of levels, from the platoon level to the battalion combat teams, in order to best simulate integrated joint combat.
The IDF Northern Command established a training arena that includes shooting instructors, a mobile fire operation unit, and training across a range of weapons, as well as technological tools for planning combat to enhance force readiness.
Attached is footage on the subject: https://bit.ly/48f3G7B
IDF Troops Training in the Northern Command: https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC151220238537678
