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Monday, May 13, 2024
IDF: Air Force hit over 120 targets in Gaza in past day, troops battle Hamas in eastern Rafah
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli Air Force struck more than 120 targets across Gaza over the past day, as ground forces operate at three locations in the Strip, the military says.
The 162nd Division is battling Hamas in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, including on the Palestinian side of the border crossing with Egypt.
The IDF says the division’s Givati Infantry Brigade raided Hamas sites in the area, killing gunmen and locating weapons and rocket launchers in the process; and the 401st Armored Brigade raided and destroyed additional sites, and seized weapons found at a school.
The 98th Division is operating in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, after the IDF identified Hamas regrouping there.
The division’s 7th Armored Brigade and 460th Armored Brigade killed several gunmen during battles in the area, while the Air Force struck several Hamas targets, including underground sites and a building where operatives were gathered, the IDF says.
The 99th Division is meanwhile operating in Gaza City’s Zeitoun, similarly after the IDF identified Hamas regrouping there.
The IDF says the division’s Multi-Domain Unit raided a weapons depot at the home of a Hamas operative in Zeitoun, and directed an airstrike against a sniper in the area.
