<p>Palestinian Arab outlets reported on Tuesday night that the brother of senior Hamas official Mohammed Deif and other family members were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.</p>

<p>Early Wednesday morning, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit updated that in the last few hours, Hamas naval targets, including the Khan Yunis and Gaza docks, that are used by the Hamas terrorist organization to carry out terror attacks on the Israeli coastline were struck.</p><p>The docks were struck using artillery fire from missile boats, IDF helicopters and ground artillery batteries.</p><p>In addition, Israeli Naval forces killed a Hamas diver who attempted to infiltrate into Israel from the Gaza shores earlier today.</p><p>“The IDF will continue to operate in all arenas in order to ensure the safety of Israeli civilians,” the statement said.</p>

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In another incident, two terrorists eliminated between Alumim and Kfar Maimon. Meanwhile, Gazan sources report intensive Israeli air strike.

<p>Dozens of fighter jets struck over 200 targets in Al-Furqan in the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.</p><p>This is the third strike in the area during the last 24 hours, in which the IDF struck over 450 targets.</p><p>“Al-Furqan, a neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip, is used as a terror hub for the Hamas terrorist organization, where a large number of terror attacks against Israel are directed. The IDF will continue to operate against Hamas terror infrastructure that directs terror against Israel,” said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.</p><p></p>

US Secretary of State reaffirms “unwavering US support for Israel’s right to defend itself".

President Issac Herzog thanks US President after his speech on the Hamas attack.

A special Jerusalem Lights broadcast: Israel has declared war on Hamas.