The IDF spokesperson announced that for the first time since the beginning of the ground maneuver as part of 'Gideon's Chariots,' forces are operating in Jabaliya. "Forces from the 162nd Division have begun surrounding Jabaliya in recent days with the aim of locating and destroying terrorist infrastructure above and below ground," the statement said. "So far, launchers, tunnel shafts and terrorist infrastructure above and below ground have been destroyed, and numerous terrorists have been eliminated. Combat teams from the Givati Brigade have located many weapons, destroyed terrorist infrastructure and eliminated dozens of terrorists."