TEL AVIV, November 10. /TASS/. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that over the past 24 hours it has captured two military positions of the Palestinian radical Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.

"Over the last day, IDF soldiers of the 7th Brigade conducted raids on a Hamas military post and a training compound located in the heart of civilian areas inside the Gaza Strip. The soldiers secured buildings and seized dozens of weapons, missiles, UAVs, maps, communication devices, mortars, attack drones and technological assets. During the raid, the troops eliminated approximately 30 terrorists," the IDF press service reported.

"In an additional operation, forces from the 7th Brigade, along with soldiers from the Yahalom Special Ops Engineering Unit, conducted a raid on a military post of the Hamas ‘Zabra’ Battalion," during which they discovered "operation and calibration systems for anti-aircraft missiles" and "a rocket launcher designated for attacks against Israel." Besides, they "found several mortars, weapons, a loaded rocket launcher, technological assets, electronic components and multiple intelligence documents that were used by the Hamas terrorist organization," the press service added.

Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7 when Hamas militants staged a surprise attack on Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, killing residents of Israeli border settlements and taking hostages, including women, children and the elderly. Hamas described its attack as a response to the aggressive actions of Israeli authorities against the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israel has announced a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and has been delivering air strikes on Gaza as well as some parts of Lebanon and Syria. Clashes are also underway in the West Bank.