The complex operation, which the security forces had been working on for an extended period, was carried out by the Shin Bet operational unit, the Israel Police special counterterrorism force (Yamam), the 7th Armored Brigade, Shayetet 13 Naval Commando and the Israeli Air Force.

Monday’s raid included at least 15 airstrikes, flares and Apache helicopter fire, witnesses said. Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, a military spokesman, said the operation was based on “precise intelligence,” and that the site, located on the second floor of a building, had been watched for some time.

The commercial includes footage of Israeli fathers held hostage by Hamas with a vow to bring them home.

Netanyahu says Israeli forces will fight on until "total victory."