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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
IDF airdrops supplies to troops in southern Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it recently airdropped some 16 tons of equipment to thousands of troops of the 98th Division operating in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza.
The operation, carried out in recent days by the Technological and Logistics Directorate and Marom Brigade’s air supply unit, included a C-130J transport aircraft airdropping ammunition, fuel, water, and food for the division.
Since the beginning of the ground offensive, five airdrop operations have been carried out in Gaza, with a total of some 60 tons of equipment for the troops, according to the IDF.
The IDF has airdropped equipment to areas in Gaza that are either too dangerous or logistically difficult to reach with convoys of trucks.
The IDF says it recently airdropped some 16 tons of equipment to thousands of troops of the 98th Division operating in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza.
The operation, carried out in recent days by the Technological and Logistics Directorate and Marom Brigade's air supply… pic.twitter.com/8qGUPVKg5C
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