On Monday, Israeli military spokesperson Avichai Adraee posted on his account via the platform "X": "The Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service continue their precise fighting in the area of Shifa Hospital. Combat groups from the 401st Brigade, Nahal Brigade, and the Naval Commando Unit 13 under the command of Division 162 are fighting in the area while avoiding harm to civilians, patients, medical staff, and medical equipment." He added: "The fighters have arrested approximately 500 operatives confirmed to be affiliated with the terrorist organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad and have found weapons in the area."
He continued: "The fighters of the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service, led by Division 98, continue thorough raids on terrorist infrastructure in the Hope area, after surrounding it. More than 20 operatives have been eliminated over the last 24 hours during clashes and airstrikes carried out by air units. Field investigators from Unit 504 and the security service have interrogated dozens of suspects over the last 24 hours and have allowed hundreds of Gaza residents to leave the area. In raids conducted by commando fighters on several terrorist infrastructures in the area, explosive devices, RPG weapons, and military equipment were found."
The Nahal Brigade's combat unit continues to operate in central Gaza, where a number of operatives were eliminated over the last 24 hours. As part of a sniper ambush set up by the forces, an operative was spotted entering and exiting a tunnel opening near their location, and an air unit eliminated the operative in a short period of time." Adraee concluded: "Over the last 24 hours, air force aircraft have attacked approximately 50 terrorist targets throughout the sector, including terrorist infrastructure and military buildings."