The IDF announced that it had begun Operation “Gideon’s Chariots” in Gaza in a Friday night statement.
The military said that it had launched several strikes and deployed forces to seize swaths of land in the Gaza Strip to renew its offensive in the enclave.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF, in cooperation with the Shin Bet, struck over 150 terrorist targets in Gaza on Friday.
IDF personnel conduct counterterrorism operations across the Gaza Strip; May 16, 2025. (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
The Air Force has attacked the Gaza Strip 60 times since Friday morning, with a bomb being heard every four minutes, Maariv reported. The IAF also targeted Beit Lahiya and Jabalya in northern Gaza with heavy airstrikes overnight on Thursday.
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