Providing close air support for IDF troops maneuvering in Gaza, Israeli jets, helicopters, and drones conducted more than 1,400 airstrikes in the Strip over the course of December 2024, the IDF stated on Wednesday.
According to the military, the Israeli aerial assets hit a variety of terror targets in these strikes, including squads of terrorists, weapons storage facilities, sniper positions, and observer positions.
The airstrikes also reportedly targeted tunnel shafts and other subterranean infrastructure.
"The aircraft and air force control units maintain direct communication with the combat forces, accompanying operations across various sectors, guiding forces on the ground, and neutralizing threats with rapid precision, sometimes mere meters away from the troops," the military stated.
IDF troops kill Hamas terrorists, destroy Hamas infrastructure in Rafah
In an earlier announcement on Wednesday, the IDF stated that, during an operation in the area of northern Rafah, IDF troops in the 4th Brigade, under the command of Division 143, killed Hamas terrorists and destroyed Hamas infrastructure.
Among the infrastructure destroyed in Rafah was a weapons manufacturing facility that contained medium-to-long-range rockets, the IDF reported.