War Summary, Day Eighty Four: Two Israelis were wounded in a stabbing attack at the Mazmuria checkpoint, the IDF reported to have found over 65 million digital files which contained useful intelligence aiding in the battle against Hamas, and the Hezbollah fired over 50 rockets in the North on Kiryat Shemona and the surrounding area.
By Mrs. Bruria Efune
War Summary, Day Eighty Four:
128 held captive in Gaza.
110 hostages freed.
11 hostage bodies rescued.
32 hostages confirmed murdered in Gaza.
1,300+ Israelis murdered.
167 fallen soldiers in the battle in Gaza.
5 fallen soldiers in Northern Israel.
8,000 injured.
12,500 rockets fired at Israel.
187,533 Israelis displaced from their homes.
1 Jewish nation united in prayer, charity, and good deeds.
Hostage Updates:
Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the murder of Judy Weinstein-Hagai. Judy, 70, a member of Kibbutz Nir Oz, is a mother of four and grandmother of seven grandchildren. Judy was an English teacher specializing in children with special needs and ADHD. She also treated children from the Gaza Envelope communities who suffered from anxiety and PTSD due to the Hamas rocket fire, utilizing meditation and mindfulness methods. She was a poet, an entrepreneur, and was dedicated to working for peace and brotherhood.
The military rabbinate gave halachic rulings on the death of more than 15 IDF soldiers whose bodies are held by Hamas.
Reports indicate that US President Biden is heavily pressuring Israel for a “day after” plan for Gaza, which includes governing by local Palestinian factions, and wants this plan as part of any future deal to release hostages.
Under pressure from the White House, the wider Israeli government cabinet met to discuss a new Qatari outline for the release of the hostages, and also the issues of the continuation of the fighting in Gaza and the day after.
Gaza Front Updates:
Hamas fired salvos of rockets twice into the Gaza Envelope communities, and once towards Ashkelon. No hits were reported.
The IDF announced the names of three heroes who fell in battle in Gaza:
Sgt. First Class (res.) Asaf Pinhas Tubul, 22, from Kiryat Motzkin
Cpt. (res.) Neriya Zisk, 24, from Masu’ot Yitzhak
Maj. Dvir David Fima, 32, from Kfar Yona
Member of the War Cabinet, Minister Benny Gantz, visited the south today and commented, “We are ready for the next stage in the fighting which will be continuous, powerful and deeper than Hamas imagines. Wherever the people of Hamas and the terrorist organizations raise their heads – we will take them down. Those who do not surrender will eventually be buried – in the ground or deep under it, sooner or later.”
IDF spokesman Brigadier General Daniel Hagari said, “We are operating in the tunnels inside Khan Yunis. The fighting will take time. These are ambitious war goals, but they are just.”
The IDF reported to have found over 65 million digital files and half a million physical documents inside Gaza, which contained useful intelligence aiding in the battle against Hamas, and especially in locating the tunnels. In one case, a map was found in Beit Hanoun, in the home of a Hamas commander, and the legend to the map was found in the home of a different Hamas terrorist. The map led IDF forces to many tunnel shafts, which they then cleared and destroyed. Other such maps and intelligence materials led to the hiding spots of significant ammunition and explosives.
In Gaza City, the IDF is still battling off the last of the Hamas battalion in Daraj and Tuffah.
In Southern Gaza, the IDF is continuing to advance both in the Central Camps, and in Khan Younis. In Khan Younis, troops located “several” tunnel shafts, including one inside a mosque, in which the soldiers found a rocket launcher along with other terror equipment. Another tunnel shaft which the forces found in the area connects to an underground passage and command center used by Hamas’s elite Nukhba forces. After thorough searches, the tunnels were destroyed by combat engineers.
IAF Air strikes were also reported in Muraj and Rafah, in the far south of Gaza.
Gaza Humanitarian Efforts Updates:
109 humanitarian aid trucks were inspected at Nitzana and transferred to Gaza via the Rafah crossing today.
Northern Front Updates:
Terror groups led by Hezbollah fired heavily on northern Israel, with an estimated 50 rockets and missiles and two drones. Damage was caused in Kiryat Shemona, no injuries were reported. An attack drone from Hezbollah triggered sirens as far as the Krayot, near Haifa. The aircraft was intercepted safely.
The pro-Iranian militias in Iraq took responsibility for launching a UAV in the southern Golan.
The IDF responded with a slightly wider range of attacks, from both air and artillery on ground, on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Multiple IDF attacks are reported on terror targets in Syria. The are reports that the Damascus airport has been shut down again, after an IDF attack.
Additional War Fronts Updates:
The US military announced that it had intercepted a UAV and a ballistic missile that the Houthis were aiming at ships passing near Yemen. “There was no damage to any of the 18 ships in the area and no injuries were reported,” they said.
Judea and Samaria Updates:
Two Israelis were wounded in a stabbing attack at the Mazmuria checkpoint, both are reported to be in moderate condition.
Arab networks reported increased activity of IDF forces and exchanges of fire in Tulkarm, Jenin, Shechem (Nablus), Qalqilya, Ramallah, Chevron (Hebron), Al-Bira, and more.
IDF forces and the Shin Bet operated in an extensive operation throughout the Judea and Samaria region to confiscate terrorist funds of Hamas; The soldiers confiscated millions of shekels, and arrested 21 people wanted for possession of terrorist funds.
General Updates:
The Minister of Defense, Yoav Galant, decided tonight that the bureaux de change: Halhol, Beit Al-Maqdes, Al-Fakher, Al-Ajuli, and the Noor Al-Hada exchange offices, which operate throughout the United States, will be declared terrorist organizations due to their activity in transferring funds for terrorist purposes, into the hands of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Judea and Samaria. Tonight, millions of shekels earmarked for Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Israel were confiscated.
Helmets Update:
A huge thank you to everyone who donated towards the helmets for Major Ezzy’s unit! We didn’t waste a second, and already sent 125 helmets to him and his soldiers, and I’m looking forward to getting a photo of a helmeted Ezzy to share with you tomorrow, G-d willing!
Thanks to all the donations over $50k, we’ll also be helmeting more soldiers who turned to us with requests. Thank you!!
In Khan Younis, a tunnel shaft inside a mosque, in which the soldiers found a rocket launcher along with other terror equipment.
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