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Saturday, March 29, 2025
IDF says it expanded ground op in southern Gaza, pushing further into Rafah
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military says it expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip in the past few hours.
Troops pushed into the al-Jneina neighborhood of Rafah, as part of efforts to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the Strip, the IDF says.
Amid the operation, the IDF says troops demolished Hamas infrastructure in the area.
Separately, dozens of airstrikes were carried out over the weekend, targeting what the military says were Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad infrastructure.
The targets included weapon depots, rocket launchers, and buildings used by the terror groups, according to the IDF.
Strikes also killed several terror operatives, including those behind mortar attacks on Israel, the military adds.
כוחות צה”ל החלו בשעות האחרונות בפעילות קרקעית במרחב שכונת אל-ג’נינה שברפיח, במטרה להרחיב את מרחב האבטחה בדרום הרצועה.
במסגרת הפעילות השמידו הכוחות תשתיות טרור של ארגון הטרור חמאס.במקביל, צה”ל ושב”כ ממשיכים בתקיפות אוויריות נגד מטרות טרור של ארגוני החמאס והגא״פ ברחבי הרצועה.… pic.twitter.com/CgdqaAOIKE
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 29, 2025
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