The targeted operation of Division 162 in the center of the Gaza Strip/IDF spokesperson
The 401st Divisional Combat Team under the command of Col. Bnei Aharon carried out a series of raids in the past two months as part of the 162nd Division on the Zeytun neighborhood in Gaza, Daraj Topah which was a rocket base for Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the wealthy Rimal neighborhood, Shifa Hospital and the Nuzirat refugee camp
. "H 401" operated on an intelligence basis to locate tunnels and terrorist organizations in built-up areas. As part of the activity, five tunnels were located, one of which led from Nazareth to Gaza City. They were all destroyed. The IDF claims that the activity of the 401st Brigade strengthened and thickened the corridor that divides the Gaza Strip into two parts. During the activity, the IDF began to establish two outposts in the corridor to make it clear to Hamas that it intends to expand the engineering activity to control the territory.
The IDF also reports that the 401st TDF killed dozens of terrorists during the operation, including a platoon commander, and observers who tried to carry out attacks on the forces. The IDF's report also shows that there is a shortage of combat equipment and ammunition among the Hamas battalions in the Nazareth area, and there are arguments among them about the distribution of ammunition, in addition to low morale and difficulty launching attacks against the army, after the 401st Battalion hit the 10th and 20th companies. The IDF estimates that some of Nuzirat's companies are approaching a breaking point.
The Nahal's divisional combat team under the command of Col. Yair Zuckerman, who secures the corridor as part of the 162nd division's missions, and is responsible for the activity from it to the depth of the area, has been conducting divisional and battalion operations for the past two months. According to the IDF's data, in the past three months, the Nahal TKS has killed approximately 1,000 terrorists, and this alongside engineering activity that thickens the presence in the corridor, which includes the establishment of forward posts.
The IDF emphasizes that Hamas is trying to take over hospitals and even trap them with explosive devices. In addition, the IDF pointed to a cynical action by Hamas, which faked messages calling on the Palestinian population in Rafah to board buses and return to their homes. On the buses were also terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre. The IDF prevented the crossing, and made it clear that this was an evil and cynical action by Hamas. In addition, it became clear from IDF data that in recent months 20,000 Palestinians have moved from the north of the Gaza Strip to the south of the Gaza Strip. It should be noted that in the last few weeks the IDF began receiving new type attack drones that were transferred to the 401 and 401 Nahal helicopters to attack terrorists.