Analysis
IDF nearing total seizure of major Gaza neighborhood
November 21, 2023 — 36th Division forces estimate Zeitoun neighborhood cleared of terrorist elements in 72 hours as ground operations in northern Gaza Strip continue
IDF unmasks Hamas hostage operation in footage from Al Shifa Hospital
November 20, 2023 — Surveillance footage depicts Hamas terrorists bringing hostages into medical center on October 7; operational tunnel found at medical center; Gallant: Iran ramping up attacks on Israel through proxies
Remains of 12-year-old Oct. 7 massacre victim identified
November 20, 2023 — Family of Liel Hezroni notified DNA testing proves remains found by Israeli Antiquities Authority archaeologists belong to her
Photos of hostages found on laptop computers at Al Shifa, IDF tells BBC reporters
November 17, 2023 — The BBC was embedded with IDF troops raiding areas of the hospital; the photos were taken after the hostages were kidnapped into Gaza
IDF shares footage of rockets discovered under young girl’s bed in northern Gaza
November 17, 2023 — Military also says it intercepted call discussing the transportation of anti-tank missiles inside baby stroller
Residents of some Gaza border towns may be able to return in January, Gallant says
November 17, 2023 — Defense minister stresses government will continue to support those unable to return home, both in the north and the south
IDF says weapons found in Gaza hospital prove it was ‘unequivocally’ used for terror
November 16, 2023 — Amid ongoing operation around Shifa, which Israeli and US officials say Hamas uses as a major HQ, army releases images of grenades, uniforms and equipment stored in facility
Report: Israel uses spyware to locate kidnappers and abductees in Gaza
November 15, 2023 — At the end of October, the website Nziv.net reported that Israel was monitoring the hostages in Gaza with the help of the “Pegasus” spy software.
Children as young as 10 took part in Hamas's Oct. 7 terror attack, survivors say
November 15, 2023 — Eran Smilansky, a 28-year-old potato farmer, watched Gazan children go from house to house in his kibbutz on Oct. 7. Hamas terrorists followed. The boys laughed as the gunmen shot or dragged away Israeli families.
More than 160 tunnel shafts, 2,800 terrorist infrastructures and 1,000 terrorists were attacked in Gaza
November 15, 2023 — IDF announces it has gained operational control of the Shati refugee camp, where many infrastructures and forces of Hamas battalions were located; The forces eliminated operatives, located tunnel shafts and cleared a school where anti-tank launcher positions were found – See the video
IDF hits 200 targets in Gaza; Troops uncover tunnel shaft in mosque
November 14, 2023 — Israeli incubators being transferred to Shifa Hospital • Two more IDF soldiers killed in Gaza • Two soldiers seriously wounded on the Lebanon border.
Gallant: Hamas has lost control of the Gaza Strip
November 14, 2023 — Israeli media shared a picture of Israel Defense Forces holding up Israeli flags inside Hamas’s parliament building in Gaza.