Hamas terrorists stand on a pickup truck as they arrive for the handover of three hostages -Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, Russian-Israeli Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov and American-Israeli Sagui Dekel Chen - to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
IDF reports that it and the Shin Bet internal security agency have destroyed over 100 pickup trucks used by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 invasion of southwestern Israel.
By World Israel News Staff
Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip have destroyed over 100 pickup trucks used by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 invasion of southwestern Israel, the IDF and Shin Bet internal security agency said in a joint statement Monday.
“The IDF and Shin Bet have targeted and destroyed over 100 trucks across the Gaza Strip that were used by Hamas terrorists for carrying out terror operations,” the Shin Bet and IDF said.
The trucks were used by Hamas terrorists to infiltrate Israeli territory, murder Israeli soldiers and civilians,and abduct over 250 people.
“These vehicles were also used for other terror activities and transporting weapons,” the joint statement said. “The IDF will continue to operate against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to eliminate any threat to the citizens of Israel.”
In Judea and Samaria, IDF forces working overnight in conjunction with Israeli police officers foiled a Palestinian terror attack shortly before it was to have been carried out.
The terrorist, who had planned a shooting attack against Israeli civilians, was located and confronted by IDF soldiers and Israeli police officers in the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Qalqilya in Samaria.
After the Israeli forces arrived in the area to conduct an arrest operation, the terrorist opened fire on the security personnel. IDF soldiers and police officers returned fire, including the use of shoulder-fired missiles and attack drones.
During the ensuing battle, the terrorist was killed and two other terrorists were neutralized.
In separate operations in Judea and Samaria on Monday, IDF forces arrested 18 wanted suspects from the Palestinian Authority, including members of a breakaway terrorist group centered in the northern Samaria city of Jenin.
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