Israeli fighter jets hit over 100 Hamas targets in Gaza

Israeli fighter jets attacked “over a hundred operational targets” in the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday in the war against Hamas – killing a senior naval operative who took part in the massacre of civilians, officials said.

Destroyed in the mission were “tunnel shafts, munitions warehouses and dozens of operational warehouses,” the Israel Defense Forces said on X.

The IDF posted a dramatic video of bombs destroying several buildings during the night.

​“During the attacks, the IDF and the Shin Bet eliminated a terrorist who was in the naval force of Hamas. The terrorist took part in the murderous operations in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF said, referring the country’s internal security agency.

The terrorist was identified as Amjad Majed Muhammad Abu ‘Odeh.

The aircraft also “neutralized” what the IDF and Shin Bet described as “a terror squad belonging to the Hamas aerial array … after they attempted to fire rockets at a jet.”

“In addition, terror assets and weapons located in a mosque in the Jabaliya neighborhood were destroyed, which was used as observation posts and staging ground by Hamas terrorists,” the IDF and Shin Bet added.

At least 1,400 people have died and 4,562 others injured in Israel, according to Israeli authorities.

Another 3,785 people have died and 12,493 wounded in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The IDF also said it continued its operations in northern Israel.

“Three terrorists of the terrorist organization Hezbollah were identified a short time ago in the area of the fence on the Lebanese border,” it said.

“An IDF aircraft operating in the area attacked the terrorists. In addition, IDF snipers fired a short time ago at armed men who were identified working in the Lebanese border area,” the IDF added.

Meanwhile, Israel appeared to be poised to launch a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip early Friday as hundreds of thousands of soldiers waited while surrounded by a fleet of tanks.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told the troops they would soon see Gaza “from the inside.

“Whoever sees Gaza from afar will soon see it from the inside,” he said. “The order will come.”

Israeli officials have been adamant they have no choice but to launch the massive assault codenamed Operation Swords of Iron to strike a deadly blow against Hamas for launching the Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state.