JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces’ 252nd Division has completed its operational mission in the northern Gaza Strip after four months of intensive activity, the military announced Wednesday.

Troops from the division, which deployed at the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, dismantled numerous terrorist targets including weapons storage facilities, observation posts, combat compounds and both aboveground and underground infrastructure, according to the IDF.

A major recent effort focused on clearing the Beit Hanoun area of terrorist infrastructure.

The division’s Fire Brigade eliminated more than 35 terrorists during operations, including several who infiltrated Israeli territory during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre and continued to pose threats to IDF forces in Gaza.

Engineering units destroyed approximately seven kilometers of underground routes in the northern Gaza Strip.

The IDF said forces from the 99th Division will now continue operations in the area.