Armored vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are seen during their ground operations at a location given as Gaza in this handout image released on Nov. 1, 2023. Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS

i24 News — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday reported taking control of a Hamas base in Gaza. Additionally, the IDF attacked 450 aerial targets and killed a commander of the Palestinian terrorist group during the last 24 hours.

According to the IDF spokesperson’s statement, the Hamas base seized by the military “had observation posts, training complexes for terrorist operatives, as well as terrorist tunnels.”

Among the aerial targets hit by the air force were “military compounds, observation posts, anti-tank posts, and more.” The naval forces hit Hamas’ “headquarters, anti-tank missile launching positions, and other observation posts.”

The Hamas commander killed by the IDF was Jamal Musa, who was responsible for special security in the terrorist organization Hamas. In 1993, Musa carried out a shooting attack against IDF forces who were patrolling the territory of the Gaza Strip.