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Sunday, November 5, 2023
IDF says troops have encircled Gaza City, split coastal enclave into two
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says Israeli forces have fully encircled Gaza City and split the coastal enclave in two.
He says troops led by the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit “reached the coastline and are holding it.”
“Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Hagari says.
He says the IDF will still allow civilians to leave north Gaza and head south.
