Israeli soldier moderately wounded by Hamas sniper fire in Gaza City area as incursion intensifies
The IDF targeted underground terrorist infrastructure, weapons depots, and terrorist cells.
An Israeli soldier who served in Brigade 401 was moderately wounded by sniper fire from a terrorist on the outskirts of Gaza City, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, Army Radio reported Saturday.
He has been taken to a hospital, and his family was notified.
The Israel Air Force struck over 100 terror targets in the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, the IDF said.
Targets included underground terrorist infrastructure, weapons depots, and terrorist cells.
In northern Gaza, in Jabalya, the 162nd Division destroyed Hamas infrastructure and killed terrorists operating in the area. On Friday, the division also directed an IAF aircraft to strike several terrorists in Gaza City.
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip on September 19, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
Also in Gaza City, the IDF’s 98th Division destroyed tunnel shafts used by Hamas, structures rigged with explosives, and sniper posts that posed a threat to soldiers, the IDF said. The division also located weapons and killed a number of Hamas terrorists.
Also in northern Gaza, the IDF’s 99th Infantry Division destroyed Hamas infrastructure above and below ground. The division’s 11th and northern brigades also killed several Hamas terrorists in the area.
Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip on September 19, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
Recent IDF activity in southern Gaza
In the southern part of the Strip, the IDF’s 143rd Division, also known as the Gaza Division, continued to operate in the Khan Yunis and Rafah areas.
Several terrorists in the area were killed, and they destroyed terrorist infrastructure above and below ground as well.
