The IDF spokesperson updated on military operations in the Gaza Strip, reporting that an Israeli Air Force aircraft struck a launch position from which mortar shells were fired during a Hamas militant raid on an IDF post along the "Magen Oz" route in Khan Younis. Additionally, a launch site in the Deir al-Balah area containing rockets ready for firing was attacked. Forces from the 99th Division are operating on the outskirts of Gaza City, and in the past day they reportedly eliminated terrorists, attacked a building used for military activities and destroyed a weapons storage facility in the Zeitoun area.