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Army clarifies: Currently no IDF ground troops inside the Gaza Strip
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The Israel Defense Forces clarifies that there are currently no IDF ground troops inside the Gaza Strip.
An English-language statement and comments from a spokesperson, saying that there were ground forces in Gaza, led to multiple foreign news organizations reporting that Israel had launched a ground offensive.
“Clarification: There are currently no IDF ground troops inside the Gaza Strip. IDF air and ground forces are carrying out strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip,” the army now says.
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