IDF says troops conquered Hamas stronghold in Jabaliya, killed 50 terrorists
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The Israel Defense Forces says ground troops took control of a Hamas “military stronghold” in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and killed some 50 terrorists during operations today.
The IDF says infantry forces and tanks, led by the Givati Brigade, seized the compound in western Jabaliya, which is used by Hamas’s Jabaliya Battalion.
The complex includes tunnels and rocket launching positions, as well as weapon storage sites, the IDF says.
The IDF says troops clashed with Hamas in the compound, killing “numerous” terrorists, and the Air Force struck sites and other operatives in the area.
After capturing the site, troops located and later destroyed the entrances to tunnels and weapons.
It adds that intelligence information was also obtained from the compound.
According to the IDF, some 50 Hamas terrorists were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip today.
IDF says ground forces took control of a Hamas "military stronghold" in western Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip today. During fighting in the compound, which is used by the Jabaliya Battalion, forces killed several terrorists and the Air Force struck sites and other operatives. Some… pic.twitter.com/pZ40DuvOHO
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