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Saturday, May 18, 2024
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
IDF: Tank forces demolish 100 Hamas terror sites, finds 10 tunnel shafts in Rafah
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Troops of the 401st Armored Brigade operate in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in a handout image published May 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
The military provides updates on the fighting against Hamas in southern Gaza’s Rafah, where the 162nd Division is operating.
The division’s 401st Armored Brigade has been raiding sites in the area, where Hamas gunmen opened fire, the military says.
The tank forces have killed more than 50 terror operatives in the area, and demolished some 100 sites, including rocket launchers, according to the IDF. The troops also located more than 10 tunnel shafts, it adds.
Meanwhile, the Givati Infantry Brigade, operating in the same area, has killed more than 80 terror operatives, the IDF says. The Givati troops also located tunnel networks in eastern Rafah, the military adds.
