Daily Recap: October 11th, 2023: 20:30

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The Israel Defense Forces are currently operating in all arenas - in the south, in the north and on the home front. The IDF continues to conduct wide-scale aerial strikes on terrorist targets belonging to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations in Gaza.

• IDF fighter jets struck an important operational and military center belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza — the Islamic University. The university was being used as a Hamas training camp for military intelligence operatives, as well as for the development and production of weapons. Hamas used university conferences in order to raise funds for terrorism. The university maintained close ties with the senior leadership of Hamas.
  
  
• Overnight, IDF fighter jets also struck over 80 targets in Beit Hanoun including two bank branches, an underground tunnel, and two operational command centers, as well as 70 terrorist targets in the Daraj Tuffah area.
  
  
• The IDF continues to prioritize the targeting of senior Hamas terrorists in Gaza, following the strikes on Hamas’ Minister of Economy and the head of its internal relations office yesterday (Tuesday). 
  
  
• There have been no successful terrorist infiltrations through the Gaza security fence or through the sea over the past two days. IDF forces are present in all towns and communities in the area surrounding Gaza. The IDF has created an “iron wall” of armored, ground, aerial and naval forces that are maintaining security in areas where the Gaza fence was breached. 
  
  
• Sirens sounded in northern Israel due to suspicion of a hostile UAV infiltrating into Israel’s airspace from Lebanon. All civilians in the area have been asked to enter shelters and remain inside as the incident is being examined by the IDF. 
  
  
• IDF forces have been widely deployed in the northern arena and there is not a single community in Judea and Samaria without an IDF presence. Mortars have been launched into Israeli territory in the north, to which the IDF has responded with heavy artillery fire. 
  
  
• Senior IDF officers are in regular contact with their American counterparts and cooperation between the IDF and the U.S. Armed Forces is ongoing. 

Key Stats 

• Rockets fired from Gaza: 5,000+
• Over 2,600 terrorist targets struck inside Gaza
• Hundreds of Hamas terrorists have been killed in Israel and dozens have been detained.
• 169 IDF soldiers have fallen in battle. 
• Dozens of Israelis are being held hostage in Gaza, with 60 having received official confirmation.

Additional Material

• Morning briefing from the IDF Spokesperson, BG Daniel Hagari (Hebrew video)
• Watch MG (res) Itai Veruv preparing journalists for the atrocities they will encounter as they enter the Israeli town of Kfar Aza, where Hamas massacred Israeli civilians. (Video)
• Footage of IAF strikes in Gaza (Video)