Israel increases pressure on Gaza
Jul 18, 2024
Jerusalem [Israel], July 18: Among the targets were buildings used by Hamas , an area near where rockets were launched into the Israeli city of Sderot a day earlier, and other infrastructure. In a drone strike in northern Gaza, Israeli forces killed a sniper and another Hamas member. Meanwhile, the operation continued in the southern Gaza city of Rafah , where the IDF said soldiers from the 162nd Division killed several gunmen and destroyed a Hamas rocket launcher. In the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, the IDF said soldiers from the 8th Brigade and the Alexandroni Brigade killed several gunmen and destroyed buildings Hamas used as observation posts.