Military Update – ISW Reports IDF Near Final Clearings Stages in Northern Gaza

The Institute for the Study of War reports that Israel appears to be nearing the final stages of its clearing operation in the northern Gaza Strip. The al Qassem Brigades still has two units that are not committed to combat in the Rafah and the Central governorates that it could draw on to defend Khan Younis.

The IDF reported on December 18 that Israeli forces destroyed Hamas’ Beit Hanoun Battalion. Palestinian militias conducted three indirect fire attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip.