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Sunday, December 22, 2024
IDF expands north Gaza operation as troops advance to area west of Beit Hanoun
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The IDF says its Kfir Brigade has wrapped up an operation against Hamas in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, and the infantry troops have advanced and are now operating in areas west of Beit Hanoun.
During the Beit Lahiya operation, the military says the Kfir soldiers killed numerous gunmen and destroyed terror infrastructure above and below ground.
The raid near Beit Hanoun was launched “following intelligence information about the presence of terrorists and terror infrastructure in the area,” the IDF says.
Before the troops entered the area, the military says Israeli Air Force fighter jets and the 215th Artillery Regiment bombed Hamas targets in the area, including operatives and infrastructure.
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