The IDF struck four terror targets across the Gaza Strip overnight. Israel continues methodically eroding Hamas’s capabilities and eliminating terrorists who participated in the October 7 attack. Yesterday, forces killed a terrorist involved in abducting the bodies of Colonel Asaf Hamami and two other soldiers.
1+Footage from Gaza this week again showed the IDF moving forward the yellow cubes that mark the dividing line between Israeli-controlled territory and Hamas-held areas. Gazans whose tents fall on the wrong side of the cubes are forced to evacuate.
The vast majority of Gazans are now squeezed into an area comprising just 30 percent of the Strip’s total territory. Gaza continues paying the price for the savage attack launched from within its borders on October 7. Most complaints from Gazans in the tent camps focus on overcrowding, intense heat, and infestations of mice and fleas.
1+Last month, Gazan activists tried organizing protests against Hamas and failed. But with Hamas refusing to disarm and offering no real solution for residents, more protest attempts are expected from time to time.
Around 600 trucks carrying aid and goods enter Gaza daily. Those who look can also find footage of markets, businesses, and entertainment venues—mainly in areas of Deir al-Balah and Gaza City that weren’t significantly damaged during the fighting. Between the destruction, the protests, and the military pressure, the reality in Gaza remains complex—and the war is still far from over.