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Thursday, May 23, 2024
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Thursday, May 23, 2024
Army says missiles, launchers found at Rafah graveyard
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Troops of the Givati Brigade operate in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in a handout image published May 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Troops of the Givati Brigade operating in the eastern part of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip located missiles and rocket launchers belonging to Hamas at a graveyard, the military says.
The Israel Defense Forces says that Givati soldiers also located a number of “significant underground” sites used by terror operatives. It does not provide further details on the tunnels.
An aerial photo graphic released by the IDF on May 23, 2024, showing a Rafah graveyard where it says missiles and rocket launchers belonging to Hamas were found (in white) and nearby areas where Hamas gunmen were killed and weapons found (in red). (Israel Defense Forces)
In the same area this week, the IDF says the Givati troops killed several gunmen who emerged from a tunnel shaft and opened fire. A short while later, another four operatives came out of a nearby building, before the soldiers directed a drone strike against them and the structure, the army says.
