In a targeted operation yesterday (Sunday), the IDF killed a Hamas operative who was trying to establish a suicide drone network in the Gaza Strip similar to the threat from southern Lebanon. The strike thwarted a significant danger to Israeli forces in the field and to communities in southern Israel, and demonstrates that even after the IDF’s achievements on the ground, Hamas continues to work around the clock to develop new and dangerous terror capabilities against Israel.
After nearly two years and eight months of intense fighting in the Gaza Strip—at varying intensity—in the war forced upon Israel since the October 7 massacre, Israeli forces now hold nearly full operational control of 70 percent of the Strip, as C14 first reported.
The security establishment’s achievements on the ground are substantial: dismantling the vast majority of Hamas battalions, destroying underground infrastructure on an unprecedented scale, and eliminating tens of thousands of terrorists. But the work is not yet complete.
To reach a decisive victory, Israel still needs to clear the last terror strongholds—mainly in the central camps and Gaza City—deepen its hold on these strategic locations, and continue with offensive and determined initiative until a clear decision is reached, while not forgetting the important emigration plan and the idea of renewed Israeli presence.
Meanwhile, we report that for the first time that in yesterday’s targeted operation, the IDF eliminated a Hamas operative who was trying to establish a suicide drone network in the Strip similar to southern Lebanon. This elimination largely thwarts a significant danger that could have erupted against forces in the field and against southern communities, and above all proves that Hamas is not resting on its laurels—on the contrary, it is working around the clock to produce very severe terror attacks, even long after the October 7 massacre.