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Sunday, August 18, 2024
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Sunday, August 18, 2024
IDF ‘deepening’ ops in central, southern Gaza; jets strike source of rocket fire
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in images released on August 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF’s 98th Division is “deepening” its operation in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis and the outskirts of Deir al-Balah in the central part of the Strip, the military says.
The IDF says that troops of the division killed several gunmen and located weaponry in the past day.
In Khan Younis, the military says that fighter jets struck several targets in an area from which rockets were fired at the border community of Nirim on Friday, and rocket launchers primed for an attack on Israel.
Further south, in Rafah, the IDF says troops with the 162nd Division killed several gunmen, located weapons, and directed strikes on sites used by terror groups in the past day.
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