WATCH: Israel strikes Hamas naval ports, killed a diver trying to enter from sea route

The Israel Defense Forces claim to have hit several Hamas naval targets in the Gaza Strip as well as a Hamas diver who was trying to cross into Israel by sea route. The IDF claims that artillery fire from missile boats, combat helicopters, and ground artillery attacked the Khan Younis and Gaza City ports, which were utilized by Hamas “to carry out terror attacks on the Israeli coastline.” The IDF continues, “In addition, Israeli Navy forces killed a Hamas diver who tried to enter Israel from the Gaza shores earlier today.”

ביממה האחרונה נתקפו מטרות ימיות של ארגון הטרור חמאס, נתקפו מעגנות חאן יונס ועזה, המשמשים את ארגון הטרור חמאס בנסיון להוציא פיגועים במרחב הימי הישראלי.
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IDF has issued statements saying the aim of the is to “ensure that Hamas, at the end of this war, won’t have any military capabilities by which they can threaten or kill Israeli civilians.” In a recent update, Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Conricus, confirmed that 1,200 Israelis had died. It is “overwhelmingly civilians,” he claimed. Over 2,700 people have injuries. As time has passed, Conricus stated, “we are discovering bodies of dead Israelis in the various communities that Hamas infiltrated and where they conducted their massacres,” which is why the death toll has increased rather than because of continued fighting. Meanwhile, in Gaza, 900 Palestinians have died since Saturday, according to the Gaza Health Authority’s most current estimate. Residents of Gaza, terrified by the devastation of civilian infrastructure, described bombardments hitting homes, hospitals, and schools throughout the region.