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Thursday, March 20, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 20, 2025
IDF says it has expanded Gaza ground operation in Rafah
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Troops of the Gaza Division operate in the southern Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued on March 20, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says it has expanded its ground operations in the southern Gaza Strip.
In the past few hours, troops advanced into the Shaboura camp in Rafah, and destroyed “terror infrastructure,” the military says.
Meanwhile, troops continue to operate on the coast in the Strip’s north and the Netzarim Corridor area of central Gaza.
In northern Gaza, the IDF says soldiers destroyed infrastructure that was used by Hamas as a command center in recent months to plan and launch attacks on troops and civilians.
Additionally, airstrikes were carried out across Gaza in the past few hours, targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad sites, the military adds.
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