IDF says 162nd Division has returned to fighting in Gaza

The IDF’s 162nd Division has returned to operating in the Gaza Strip, the military announces.

The division is currently fighting in the Strip’s north, with the 401st Armored Brigade and Givati Infantry Brigade — comprising several thousand soldiers.

In February, the 162nd Division was withdrawn from Gaza after 15 months of continuous operations.

In the latest Gaza offensive, the IDF says the 401st Brigade has so far located and demolished buildings used by Hamas, killed dozens of terror operatives, and found a tunnel next to a building containing weapons.

Givati troops are operating in northern Gaza’s Tal al-Zaatar, where the military says in the past day they found and demolished buildings used by terror groups and killed dozens more operatives, including by directing airstrikes.

The division’s 215th Artillery Regiment, meanwhile, struck over 30 sites in the area, including weapon depots, booby-trapped buildings, and observation posts, the IDF adds.