Posted on 11/09/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
Psychological terrorism: The spokesman of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Abu Hamza, released a video on Thursday in which he announced that the terror organization was prepared to release two hostages for humanitarian reasons: an elderly woman and a 13-year-old boy.
In a second video, Hanna Katzir, 77, and Yagil Yaakov, 13, from Kibbutz Nir Oz, are seen calling on Prime Minister Netanyahu to do anything to free them.
Katzir is a mother of three and a grandmother of six, who was kidnapped from her home and taken to the Gaza Strip. Her husband, Rami Katzir, was murdered by terrorists. Terrorists also broke into the home of the Yaakov family and kidnapped the two sons of Renana, 16-year-old Or and 13-year-old Yagil, who were home alone.
Earlier on Thursday, the IDF announced that infantry, armor, and engineering forces of the 162nd Division, with IAF air support and the assistance of special forces, raided the military quarter of the Hamas terrorist organization in the heart of Gaza City, near the Shifa Hospital.
The military quarter area is the heart of the intelligence and operational activities of Hamas and was used, among other things, to plan and prepare Hamas operatives for the murderous attack on October 7th. During the past few days, the infantry, armored, and engineering forces of the Givati Brigade worked to clear the area and neutralize terrorist infrastructure in the area, including a vast underground tunnel network, while also engaging in combat and eliminating dozens of terrorists. So far, over 50 terrorists have been eliminated in the quarter during intense battles. In addition, military intelligence documents were found, and a number of significant tunnel shafts, factories for the production of anti-tank missiles, and anti-aircraft rocket launch posts were destroyed.