Israeli troops operate inside the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. ( IDF ).
The Israel Defense Forces says it has killed the commander of Hamas’s anti-tank guided missile array, Muhammad A’sar, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip today.
According to the IDF, A’sar was “responsible for all of Hamas’s anti-tank missile units throughout the Gaza Strip, commanded the units in routine times and assisted their activity in emergencies.”
The IDF says that under his command, “numerous” missile attacks were carried out against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.
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15 soldiers killed to date in battles inside Gaza; another by mortar shell at border.
IDF death toll since start of ground invasion reaches 16 * Rockets fired at central, southern Israel * Hamas says IDF hit terror group’s Jabaliya stronghold for second day in a row.
Gallant says bitter combat taking a heavy toll, but hails significant achievements; communications in Gaza cut again as ground and air ops continue overnight.
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IDF spokesman says ground troops have ‘broken through’ Hamas’s front lines of defense.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says ground forces have broken through Hamas’s front lines of defense in the northern Gaza Strip.
“The ground operation is progressing as planned,” he says.
“With advance planning, precise intelligence, and joint attacks [from the land, air, and sea], our forces broke through Hamas’s front lines of defense in the north of the Gaza Strip,” Hagari says.
