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IDF striking Hamas at ‘rate not seen in decades’

The Israeli Air Force struck more than 100 terror sites overnight on Oct. 19-20 in the Gaza Strip.

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 17, 2023. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 17, 2023. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

The Israel Air Force is striking Hamas terror assets in the Gaza Strip “at a rate not seen in decades,” a military official said on Friday.

IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the strikes were preparing the way for an expected ground assault to destroy Hamas’s capabilities.

The IDF struck more than 100 sites in Gaza overnight Thursday, including a mosque used to stage attacks on Israel.

Meanwhile, rocket fire continued to pound southern Israel on Friday, sending civilians running for shelter.

A 10-year-old girl collapsed when her heart stopped during a rocket attack on Ashdod. Magen David Adom paramedics performed CPR using a defibrillator and managed revive her at the hospital.

Red Alert sirens also sounded in Aderet, a moshav south of Beit Shemesh, with Hamas claiming to have launched rockets towards nearby Jerusalem.

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have fired thousands of rockets at the Jewish state since Hamas initiated the war with its brutal Oct. 7 cross-border attack that killed 1,400 people in Israel.

The ministry says 123 remain hospitalized, including 15 in serious condition.
Army says Ofer “Poshko” Moskovitz died when Israeli artillery mistakenly struck Misgav Am during operations near the Lebanon frontier.
“Israel remains committed to protecting these holy sites for all,” the Foreign Ministry said.
“The war will end when there’s not an entity in Tehran that’s going to threaten the region,” the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. said.
“The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical treatment at the hospitals and their families were notified,” the Israel Defense Forces stated.
The exoatmospheric interceptor serves as the top of the multi-layer Israeli aerial defense, alongside Arrow 2, David’s Sling and Iron Dome.