IDF Spokesperson January 16th, 2009

Summary of IDF Operations Overnight

IDF forces, including infantry, tanks, engineering, artillery, and
intelligence, continue to operate throughout the Gaza Strip with the
assistance of the Israel Air Force and the Israeli Navy.

In a joint IDF and ISA operation in Gaza City yesterday evening, the IAF
targeted a building in which the following senior Hamas operatives were
residing - Said Siam, Ia'ad Siam and Salah Abu-Sharah. The forces reported a
direct hit.

In one incident, a ground force identified a mortar launching squad
launching a rocket at Israel and directed aerial forces that attacked the
squad, reporting a direct hit.

The IAF attacked approximately 40 targets in Gaza overnight, including:
A mosque used as a weapons storage facility that housed a tunnel
A house of a Hamas terror operative
Six squads of armed gunmen
Four tunnels
Eight launching sites, including one in which an armed launcher was
destroyed
Three weapons storage facilities, including a structure in a Hamas training
camp
A number of explosive devices
Two Hamas outposts
Additional targets as assistance to ground forces

The Israeli Navy continued to support ground forces operating in Gaza,
striking Hamas targets while it continues to enforce the naval blockade in
the area.

Seventy five trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are expected to be
transferred via the Kerem Shalom crossing. An additional sixty trucks are
expected to be transferred via the Karni crossing, as well as fuel via the
Nahal Oz fuel terminal.

The IDF will continue its operations against all terrorists and those who
support them.