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IDF says Gaza rocket launch point targeted in drone strike after projectiles fired at Ofakim area
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip in an undated photo cleared for publication on May 24, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
A rocket launching position used to fire two projectiles at the Ofakim area in southern Israel last night was targeted in a drone strike, the military says.
The strike comes as troops continue to operate in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, in Rafah in the Strip’s south, and in the Netzarim Corridor in the center of the territory.
In Jabaliya, dozens of gunmen were killed and rocket launchers, tunnels, and weapon depots were located; in Rafah, in the past day troops uncovered several weapons depots and tunnels; and in the Netzarim Corridor, several terrorist cells that had launched mortars at troops in Gaza were killed in strikes, the IDF says.
