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Friday, May 17, 2024
IDF says it has expanded its ‘operational control’ over Jabaliya
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military says its 98th Division has pushed deeper into northern Gaza’s Jabaliya and expanded its “operational control” in the area over the past day.
Amid the operation in Jabaliya, the IDF says fighter jets and drones struck a weapons depot and killed several gunmen who had launched mortars at troops in the area.
Meanwhile, in southern Gaza’s Rafah, the 162nd Division’s 401st Armored Brigade located and destroyed a rocket launching position. The IDF says the site was used to fire long-range rockets at Israel.
Also over the past day, the Air Force hit some 60 targets across Gaza, including buildings used by terror groups, weapon depots, anti-tank launch posts and other infrastructure, as well as gunmen, according to the IDF.
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