Less than a month into Operation 'Strength and Sword' in the Southern Command - the main achievements of the IDF and Shin Bet:
The opening strike: On March 18, 2025, Operation 'Strength and Sword' began, in which senior government officials and mid-level commanders of Hamas were attacked.
The opening strike was based on intelligence gathering and in-depth research, in close cooperation between the Intelligence Division and the Shin Bet. At this stage, it can be determined with high probability, based on the information available to the IDF and Shin Bet, that 8 senior government officials in Hamas were thwarted in the opening strike.
In addition, a number of terrorists were thwarted at the mid-level and in various units, including the General Security apparatus, the Internal Security apparatus, and in units that operated and significantly supported the production and strengthening plants of Hamas and the Gaza Strip.