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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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Sunday, February 4, 2024
Defense Ministry: First stage of arming defense teams in Gaza border towns completed
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A crane places an equipment container for a civil defense team at a community in the Gaza periphery, February 4, 2024 (Defense Ministry)
The military and Defense Ministry say they have completed the first stage of distributing weaponry to civil defense teams in some 70 communities near the Gaza Strip, to strengthen them as part of lessons learned from the October 7 attacks.
The equipment includes guns, ceramic vests, shoes and helmets.
“In the coming weeks more equipment will be provided, including weapons, medical and logistical equipment,” a statement says.
The squads are also receiving intensified training.
Similar actions are being taken in border towns in northern Israel, largely evacuated amid ongoing attacks by Hezbollah.
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