On 20 December, Israeli forces continued their clearance operations in the northern Gaza Strip in the city of Jabaliya and the community of Shujaya. Israeli forces seized a number of Hamas rockets, discovered and destroyed a number of tunnels, and led air force warplanes to carry out air strikes against recalcitrant Palestinian armed forts. On 20 December, the Qasim Brigade attacked an Israeli convoy of eight vehicles in Sabra and Hawah. Other Palestinian armed groups continue to attack Israeli forces with rockets, improvised directional explosives, mortars and light attacks. On 20 December, the Qasim Brigade detonated improvised devices against Israeli forces in the northeast and east of Khan Younis. The group also used rocket-propelled grenades to attack Israeli armored units north and east of Khan Younis. On December 20, the Israeli Army's 7th Brigade discovered "underground infrastructure" and a complete "water and electricity system" at the home of a senior Hamas leader in central Khan Younis. The IDF 55th Brigade Combat Team also discovered a cache of Palestinian armed groups in Khan Younis and seized large quantities of ammunition. The Israeli army still kills more than 200 Hamas fighters every day, and the number of civilians has dropped significantlyAt the same time, dozens of Palestinian militants are wounded or surrendered and captured every day.
Over the past 24 hours, Iranian-backed extremist militant groups in the Middle East have continued to harass Israel, but the intensity appears to have decreased.
Israeli forces continue to fight Hamas in Gaza).At the end of today's summary of the Kazakh-Israeli war, I would like to say a very touching thing: One of the mothers of the three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly killed recorded a **, saying that all the responsibility lies with Hamas, and encouraging the Israeli army to put down its psychological baggage and kill the enemy bravely.
Iris Heim, the mother of Jotam, who was mistakenly killed by Israeli forces, recorded a **upload to the international social media platform** on the evening of December 20.
Jotam's mother said to the soldiers of the 17th Battalion of the Israeli Bislamach Brigade: "I am Iris Haim, Jotam's mother, and I want to tell you that I love you very much, and I hug you from afar. "I know that everything that happened is absolutely not your fault, and no one is at fault except Hamas." β
The mother thoughtfully comforted the Israeli officers and soldiers, "I want you to take care of yourselves and always think that you are doing the best thing in the world, because all the Israeli people need your protection." β
She also encouraged the Israeli army to kill the enemy bravely: "If you see Hamas***, please don't hesitate (do what you have to do)." β
I would like to express my heartfelt personal respect to this great motherγIt is precisely because of the countless such reasonable and respectable mothers that the Israeli army can follow one after another in the harsh environment surrounded by strong enemies, create the myth of war again and again, and always remain invincible.