IDF Updates – March 6th

IDF: IDF troops are continuing to operate in the Hamad area in western Khan Yunis; dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were apprehended after they hid among the civilian population and attempted to flee the area

IDF troops are continuing to operate in the Hamad area in western Khan Yunis, conducting targets raids on Hamas terrorist infrastructure, during which they located weapons. IDF troops are simultaneously continuing to act in order to evacuate civilians from areas of combat. Over the past day, the troops apprehended dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists who hid among the civilian population and attempted to flee the area.

Furthermore, IDF troops are continuing to operate in central Gaza, eliminating approximately 20 terrorists over the past day through the use of sniper fire, tank fire, and UAVs.

In Beit Hanoun, IDF troops identified a terrorist cell that was operating a drone at the same time that the troops were conducting activity in the area. Following the identification, fighter jets struck and eliminated the terrorist cell.

Moreover, the IAF is continuing to carry out precise strikes on Hamas terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip. Over the past day, over 50 targets belonging to the terrorist organization were struck, including launch posts, weapons storage facilities, tunnel shafts, and additional military infrastructure.

Attached is video footage of the strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past day: https://bit.ly/3wI6c92

Attached are photos of the IDF troops’ activity in the Gaza Strip: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC05032024304967
<hr>Joint IDF, ISA, and Israel Border Police announcement:

Based on ISA intelligence, IDF and Israel Border Police forces apprehended one of the central operatives of Balata’s terrorist infrastructure, following intelligence revealing that the terrorist planned to carry out an imminent terror attack along with additional terrorists

This morning, in the town of Balata, IDF and Israel Border Police forces directed by ISA intelligence apprehended the terrorist Muhammad Tanjy. The terrorist was apprehended following intelligence revealing that he planned to carry out an imminent terror attack along with additional terrorists. Over the past year, Muhammad has been one of the central operatives in Balata’s terrorist infrastructure.

The terrorist was transferred to security forces for further questioning. No IDF injuries were reported.
<hr>IDF: In the early hours of the morning (Tuesday), a UAV was identified by the IAF’s control and detection systems crossing from Syria into Israel.
An alert was activated in the Home Front Command App in open areas in northern Israel.

An F-15 fighter jet successfully intercepted the hostile UAV.

Attached is footage from the fighter jet at the moment the UAV was downed: https://bit.ly/3uZK0GY
<hr>IDF: IDF troops eliminated terrorists who participated in the October 7th Massacre; IDF troops are continuing to kill terrorists and locate weapons in Khan Yunis and the central Gaza Strip

IDF fighter jets struck two terrorists who participated in the October 7th Massacre in the Israeli community of Nir Yitzhak, as well as two platoon commanders and a cell commander in Hamas’ Nukhba forces.

In Beit Hanoun, two terrorists who fled to a military compound were eliminated by an IDF fighter jet directed by soldiers.

In central Khan Yunis, approximately 20 terrorists were killed over the past day. 15 of the terrorists were eliminated in one strike, as part of a sniper ambush initiated by IDF troops. In another coordinated strike between IDF units, terrorist infrastructure used to fire at IDF troops was struck. Secondary explosions at the site were identified, indicating that a large number of weapons were stored in the compound.

In the Hamad area in Khan Yunis, a number of terrorists were identified and eliminated, including in a helicopter strike. AK-47 rifles and ammunition were amongst the large quantity of weapons located and seized during searches in the Hamad area.

Attached is a video of the terrorists who fled to a military compound: https://bit.ly/3To28Uh

Attached is a video of IDF strikes in the Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/3V6o1Zt

Attached are photos of IDF operational activity in the Gaza Strip: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/anc060320246854164516854

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