Israel National News:
The IAF hit a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City on Thursday evening. The strike targeted senior Hamas terrorist Nabil Abu el-Amrin.One thing is pretty clear, the Israeli troops are not in much danger from being hit by Hamas rockets which all appear to be aimed toward noncombatants.Powerful secondary blasts were seen from the air after Amrin's house was hit, confirming IDF intelligence according to which the building was used to store large quantities of explosives and ammunition. It was not immediately clear if Amrin was killed in the strike.
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Hundreds of Gaza residents have fled from neighborhoods bordering the western Negev, according to Ynet. Residents are fleeing inward from the el-Nada neighborhood near the Erez crossing and from villages at the northern edge of Gaza.
Residents are fleeing due to reports of a planned Israeli incursion. Israeli troops have gathered at the outskirts of Gaza, but so far have not entered the area.
Hamas issued threats on Thursday to Israeli soldiers, and said the group had trained thousands of women and girls to act as suicide bombers and kill any IDF soldiers who entered Gaza.
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The secondary explosion at the latest leadership target indicates it was a weapon storage facility. This suggest that Israel should target the homes of all the Hamas leadership to deny them weapons for striking Israeli noncombatants.
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