IDF Southern Command chief joins ground troops in Gaza Strip to assess tunnels

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman is seen in the Gaza Strip, November 6, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
Head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman is seen in the Gaza Strip, November 6, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

The head of the IDF Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, entered the Gaza Strip today with ground forces to carry out an assessment, the military says.

The IDF says the assessment, with the head of the Combat Engineering Corps, Brig. Gen. Ido Mizrahi, and other officers, dealt with the issue of Hamas tunnels.

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