The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that since the IDF resumed military operations in the Gaza Strip on March 18, they have struck over 1800 targets in the area.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the statement said that the IDF killed hundreds of Palestinian militants during the operations, including dozens of commanders and mid-level personnel.
The statement said that currently, the IDF has deployed three divisions for ground operations, with two divisions stationed in the southern Gaza Strip and one in the northern Gaza Strip. The overall operations are carried out by 8 combat brigades. During the operations, the IDF has conducted precise strikes on multiple weapon storage facilities in the Gaza Strip, seized and destroyed a large number of weapons, further expanded the control area, and destroyed several infrastructures used by militants.
The statement also mentioned that the Israeli Air Force continues to provide fire support for ground forces. In the past 48 hours, the Air Force targeted over 120 locations in the Gaza Strip.
According to data released on the 26th by the Palestinian health department in the Gaza Strip, since the IDF attacks began in various areas of the Gaza Strip on March 18, at least 2111 people have been killed and 5483 injured.