IDF sends dozens of armed Hamassholes to meet their virgins

The IDF announced on Monday that it had killed dozens more Hamas terrorists in Jabalya, just a day after claiming the terror group was almost eradicated from the northern Gaza region.

"Locating and killing the Hamas forces was made possible by a mix of ongoing intelligence collection, operations to trick the forces into an ambush, and both tank fire and soldiers' nearby gunfire," according to the military.

To date, the IDF has conducted operations in Jabalya in fall 2023, May of this year, and again in October of this year. By December 2023, the IDF had declared Jabalya under operational control and stated that Hamas's battalions were broken. After the May invasion, the IDF claimed to have destroyed 12 kilometers of Hamas tunnels and killed between 300-500 terrorists, significantly reducing Hamas's presence in the area.

After several weeks of operations starting in October, the IDF again declared Jabalya mostly cleared of terrorists. However, this claim was quickly contradicted when, on Friday and Sunday, the IDF reported that they had killed dozens more and arrested around 204 terrorists.

Despite these efforts, Monday's announcement raised questions about the accuracy of IDF's intelligence regarding the number of remaining Hamas fighters in areas like Jabalya. One reason could be the tactics used by Palestinian terrorists who often disguise themselves as unarmed civilians. Additionally, Hamas reportedly continues to recruit young Palestinians who have little else to occupy their time and have lost family or friends in the conflict.

The IDF also speculates that the recent rocket attacks from northern Gaza might indicate Hamas's attempt to deplete their remaining rocket stocks before further IDF actions, though they have not been able to completely halt the rocket fire from Gaza.

This ongoing presence of terrorists even after multiple operations suggests why, on Sunday, IDF sources were open about possibly extending the isolation of Jabalya from Gaza City if ordered. While both areas are in northern Gaza, Jabalya, along with Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya, constitute the northernmost part, which has seen a significant exodus of both terrorists and civilians since early October.

In early October, the IDF facilitated the evacuation of tens of thousands of Palestinians southward from these areas while engaging Hamas forces. Due to international backlash and having largely cleared the main Hamas strongholds, the IDF shifted to smaller, more targeted operations against remaining terror cells.

This situation occurs amidst discussions about "the General’s Plan," where some senior former IDF officials proposed clearing all of northern Gaza of Palestinians to pressure Hamas. Although Israel has denied adopting this plan, there are signs of it being partially implemented, especially in northern Gaza, while still permitting some Palestinians to stay in Gaza City.

However, on Friday, the IDF, working with the Shin Bet, deviated from this pattern by arresting over 240 terrorists in a strategic operation against Hamas's efforts to reorganize in northern Gaza, particularly around the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya.

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