Israel captures 500 Hamas, PIJ members - Breaking The News

Israel captures 500 Hamas, PIJ members

25 March

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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Monday that they had captured 500 members of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) at Gaza City's Shifa Hospital.

"IDF and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) forces under the command of the 98th Division continue precise targeted raids on terror infrastructure in Al Amal, in western Khan Yunis, after encircling the area. Over 20 terrorists were eliminated in the Al Amal area over the past day in close-quarters combat and aerial strikes," the IDF added.

On the sixth day of the operation, the military claimed that numerous individuals were also subjected to questioning by field interrogators from the Shin Bet security agency. In previous statements, the army asserted that they had eliminated 170 members affiliated with Hamas and confiscated $3 million in funds during their raids.

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