The Israeli army is advancing in an area called the Morag Corridor, between the towns of Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in the clashes on Friday, and a Hamas commander was killed.
In addition, the army found a Hamas tunnel hidden beneath a kindergarten in Rafah and issued orders for residents of some neighborhoods in Gaza City to evacuate their homes.
Soldiers injured in fighting and accident
On Friday, an Israeli army officer was shot during a shootout with Palestinian gunmen in southern Gaza.
He was moderately injured and taken to hospital.
In another case, a Golani Brigade soldier suffered serious injuries, but not from enemy fire.
According to the army, he was hit by an accidental discharge from a weapon.
The soldier was also hospitalized, and his family has been informed.
IDF: In continued operations in Rafah, Israeli forces eliminated Ahmed Iyad Muhammad Farhat, Hamas”s lead sniper in the Tel Sultan battalion. He was responsible for planning and carrying out attacks on IDF soldiers.
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Hamas commander killed
The army announced that Ahmad Iyad Muhammad Farhat, the leader of Hamas sniper forces in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, was killed in a recent strike.
He was responsible for planning and executing several attacks against Israeli soldiers and targets in Israel.
Airstrikes and fighting:
In the past 24 hours, Israeli planes, drones and helicopters have struck about 40 targets in Gaza, including armed groups, buildings used by terrorist groups, weapons and other structures.
In Rafah, in the Tel Sultan and Shaboura neighborhoods, troops killed several gunmen and destroyed buildings rigged with explosives.
Tunnel under kindergarten
Soldiers from the Golani Brigade discovered a Hamas tunnel built under a kindergarten in Rafah.
One of the entrances was in the courtyard of the building, and a school was just 100 meters away.
The tunnel, which was tens of meters long and booby-trapped with explosives, led to a key Hamas underground passage.
It was explored by a special unit and later destroyed.
Advance in the Morag Corridor:
In the Morag Corridor between Rafah and Khan Younis, troops destroyed Hamas infrastructure both above and below ground and killed gunmen.
In northern Gaza, other forces found and destroyed more Hamas structures and attacked a group of gunmen with a tank, killing them.
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Evacuation orders in Gaza City
The army also issued an alert urging residents of neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City, such as Shejaiya, Zeitoun and Tuffah, to leave their homes and head to shelters in the west of the city.
A military spokesman said the army would take forceful action to destroy terrorist infrastructure in the area.
Casualty claims in Khan Younis:
Hamas-linked health officials in Gaza said an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis early Friday killed 10 people from a single family, including seven children.
The Israeli military said it was investigating the incident.
Casualty reports released by Gaza officials are not independently verified and do not distinguish between civilians and fighters.
Water problems in Gaza City
Municipal authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza said hundreds of thousands of residents in Gaza City have lost access to clean water over the past week after a water pipeline from Israel, operated by the Mekorot company, was damaged during fighting in the Shejaiya neighborhood.
The pipeline provided 70 percent of the city’s water, as most of the local wells were destroyed in the war.
Many people now have to walk long distances to get small amounts of water.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident.
Background of the war
The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when some 5,000 Hamas-led terrorists invaded southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages amid violence and abuse.
There are currently 59 hostages still in Gaza, of which 24 are believed to be alive and 35 confirmed dead.
According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry, more than 50,000 people have died or are presumed dead in the conflict so far, but these figures are unverified and do not separate civilians from combatants.
Israel estimates that it has killed some 20,000 fighters in Gaza as of January, in addition to 1,600 terrorists on Israeli soil during the October attack.
Israel says it is trying to avoid civilian casualties and accuses Hamas of using Gazans as human shields, operating in civilian areas such as homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.
The number of Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza offensive and cross-border operations has reached 410.
Published in 04/12/2025 01h00
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