According to the IDF, locating and killing Hamas forces was made possible by ongoing intelligence collection, operations to trick the forces into an ambush, and both tank fire and soldiers' gunfire.
Inside the operation to take Kamal Adwan hospital; IDF soldier killed; Hamas fires 5 rockets into Israel; 17 in Syria killed by Israeli airstrike - report
Kamal Adwan is an example of the challenge of fighting the terror group in Gaza, and how confident Hamas feels that it can always exploit areas such as hospitals to continue its control of Gaza.
Terrorists had planted explosive devices and booby traps in the area surrounding the hospital’s compound.
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics told Reuters.
Ya'alon said a majority of Israelis don't want annexation in Gaza but rather separation and blamed the government for dragging the public down a path it doesn't favor.
The soldiers are carefully selected through rigorous screening for commander training courses, with the best advancing to officer courses.
The identification and destruction of the structures were part of a larger operation of the troops in the area to dismantle explosive devices.
The IDF's 162nd Division has severely disrupted Hamas's attempts to rebuild its forces in the northern Gaza Strip.
During activities in the area, troops killed dozens of terrorists in close-quarters combat and via aerial fire.
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