War update: Day 27

— 27th day of the war, November 2nd, status update and major events:

– Limited airstrikes in Gaza.

– Sporadic rocket barrages by Hamas into the Israeli settlements surrounding the Gaza strip.

– Ground situation in Gaza has not changed much since yesterday. Refer to previous post for the current Israeli advances. Also, the Israeli advance into Jabaliya camp was proven to be false.

– Israel has not made any further noteworthy advances, however they have now started to set foot into the urban environment of Gaza City. Fighting is very harsh, and Al-Qassam fighter frequently carry out surprise attacks from behind enemy lines, leading to chaos among the ranks of the IDF. Several high ranking officers, including a Luitenant Colonel, were killed.

– Reports that the IDF has already reached the coastal Al-Rashid street are false, northern and southern Gaza have not been cut off from each other yet, and the IDF has not advanced more than 500 meters from Salah Al-Deen street in the direction of Al-Rashid street.

– At least 6 tanks, 2 APCs and several dozens of Israeli soldiers were neutralized during combat against Hamas in the Gaza strip.

– The PMF announced they are now officially on high alert.

– Hezbollah carried out the largest amount of attacks in a single day since the start of the war, attacking 19 IDF sites simultaneously at one point during the evening, and many individual attacks took place during the entire day.

– Hezbollah also used suicide drones for the first time, and struck an Israeli naval base with guided missiles. They announced 6 new martyrs, making the total 55.

– Al-Qassam in Lebanon fired 12 rockets into the Galilee, hitting in and around the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Shmona, causing a large fire.

– As a response, Israel shelled South Lebanon and carried out targeted airstrikes.

– Jordanian air defenses intercepted a suicide drone fired from Syrian territory towards Israel.

– The Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted the U.S. base in Erbil Intl. Airport and an Israeli military facility near the Red Sea. They officially announced that a ‘new phase’ of combat operations would start, with more severe and more numerous attacks against U.S. and Israeli targets in the Middle East.

– Israel bombed three major hospitals in Gaza, killing dozens if already injured civilians.

Source: Middle East Spectator