Daily Recap: Hamas - Israel War November 12th, 2023 - Day 37

Arena Updates

Southern Arena: 

IDF ground troops continue to expand ground operations in the heart of Gaza, with focus on the Shati area. They’ve eliminated terrorists, uncovered a large number of terrorist infrastructure and secured an evacuation route for Gazan residents. They also identified and eliminated a terrorist cell barricaded inside a house as well as struck a Hamas weapons storage facility.

In two separate incidents, Givati Brigade soldiers encountered large numbers of terrorists in the area of Shati:

• In the first encounter, the Brigade's forces recognized civilians in a building and allowed them to evacuate through a designated, secured route they opened. Hamas terrorists opened fire at our forces, who responded with fire and eliminated them.
  
  
•  In the second encounter, the brigade's forces identified a house with a terrorist-cell in it. The team opened fire and called in an airstrike, which eliminated the threat.

The massive movement of Gazan civilians to southern Gaza demonstrates what the IDF has stated for weeks: Hamas actively prevents civilians from evacuating southward in order to use them as human shields.

Humanitarian Efforts:

Evacuation corridors for civilians were opened between 09:00-16:00 through the Salah Al-Din route toward south of Wadi Gaza.

 There was a tactical pause of military operation for humanitarian purposes in the area of Jabalia and Ezbet Mallin today between 10:00-14:00 to encourage evacuation southward via Salah Al-Din route and to provide supplies.

 A safe passage to south of Wadi Gaza was opened from Shifa Hospital via Al-Wahda Street to Salah Al-Din route. Residents who were, and continue to be forcefully blocked by Hamas are able to contact the IDF via phone or telegram.

The IDF is currently enabling a passage from the Shifa, Rantisi and Nasser hospitals in northern Gaza and opened an additional passage to enable the civilian population to evacuate southwards for their safety.

Northern Arena:

• In response to rocket launches from Lebanon and Syria in the past day, IDF fighter jets struck terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon and Syria.
• Terrorists launched anti-tank missiles toward the area of Dovev in northern Israel. A number of civilians were injured as a result of the launches. IDF artillery returned fire at  the origin of the launch.  IDF fighter jets also struck a number of Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon in response to the attack on Israeli civilians. Among the targets struck were military infrastructure used by Hezbollah to direct its terrorist activity.
• A terrorist cell launched a number of mortar shells toward northern Israel. The IDF struck the cell, as well as an additional terrorist cell in the area of Yarin in southern Lebanon.

:Hostages and the Fallen Soldiers 

 We are taking all measures to bring our hostages home. The IDF updated the families of 361 fallen soldiers who lost their lives fighting for our country.

Key links:

• IAF strikes on Hezbollah terrorist targets in response to anti-tank missile fire earlier today which injured Israeli civilians in the area of Dovev. (Video)
• Attached is video footage of the aforementioned strike on the terrorist cell embedded in a civilian area in Lebanon: https://bit.ly/3su1Pww
• Attached is a phone call between a senior officer in Israel’s Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) with the Shifa Hospital manager yesterday evening (11/11/2023): https://bit.ly/40PMzqF