Following intelligence information, the IDF and Shin Bet are preparing for the possibility that Hamas will attempt to abduct a soldier in the Gaza Strip in the near future. In light of existing warnings, the alert level has been raised for the two divisions deployed in the Strip: the territorial division and the 99th Division. Senior commanders in each unit were instructed several days ago not to leave the sector and to conduct readiness and vigilance checks among the forces under their command. The forces are deployed within the Yellow Line, at 40 outposts, and at 10 additional outposts located outside the security fence.

