Hamas claims its fighters clashing with Israeli troops in Gaza City neighborhood

By Emanuel Fabian

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4 November 2023, 4:26 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Huge plums of smoke rise over the city of Khan Younis, as seen from the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 4, 2023, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas. (Said Khatib/AFP)

The Hamas terror group’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claims to have clashed with Israeli troops several times in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the last few hours.

The claims cannot be verified, and the terror group has been accused of fabricating reports in the past.

Still, the claims may indicate IDF troops are pushing deeper into Gaza City.

Israel has been intentionally vague about its operations in Gaza, in order to not reveal information on troops’ locations and tactics.