IDF spokesman says ground troops have ‘broken through’ Hamas’s front lines of defense

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

Israeli troops operate inside the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. (IDF)
Israeli troops operate inside the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. (IDF)

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says ground forces have broken through Hamas’s front lines of defense in the northern Gaza Strip.

“The ground operation is progressing as planned,” he says.

“With advance planning, precise intelligence, and joint attacks [from the land, air, and sea], our forces broke through Hamas’s front lines of defense in the north of the Gaza Strip,” Hagari says.

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