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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
IDF presses Gaza City offensive as Israel awaits Hamas response to Trump peace plan
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
In a daily update, the IDF details recent operations by ground troops operating in Gaza City and on its outskirts.
Troops of the 36th Division raided a building used by Hamas and seized weapons and military equipment, and in separate operations, killed terror operatives and destroyed infrastructure used by terror groups, the military says.
The IDF says forces of the 162nd Division directed a drone strike against several terror operatives who were identified in their area of operations, deep in Gaza City.
The 98th Division located several abandoned Hamas positions, where troops found numerous weapons and military equipment, and separately directed a strike that killed several Hamas operatives at a weapons depot, the army says.
On the outskirts of Gaza City, the IDF says the 99th Division killed terror operatives who had posed a threat and struck several buildings used by terror groups.
The fighting comes as Israel awaits Hamas’s response to a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has accepted the plan, which has also drawn praise from a range of Arab countries.
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