From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 20, 2024
IDF says troops destroy PIJ rocket manufacturing facility, rocket launchers in north Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it has discovered and destroyed a number of rocket launchers armed with long-range projectiles in the northern Gaza Strip, along with a nearby rocket manufacturing facility belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Troops of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade and 179th Reserve Armored Brigade raided the Islamic Jihad rocket manufacturing plant in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood following new intelligence information.
The IDF says the soldiers located and destroyed dozens of machines, including lathes, and a large amount of chemical and explosive materials used to manufacture rockets. It estimates that with the equipment, Islamic Jihad would have been able to build some 800 rockets.
Several rocket launchers, embedded in the ground with long-range rockets in them, were also located in the area and destroyed, the IDF says.
The IDF says it has discovered and destroyed a number of rocket launchers armed with long-range projectiles in the northern Gaza Strip, along with a nearby rocket manufacturing facility belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Troops of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade… pic.twitter.com/5UQPpF8aj6
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 20, 2024
