IDF troops find explosives in UNRWA bags in Gaza’s Rafah

Military gear found, some of it in an UNRWA-marked bag, by the IDF in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, in an image released on August 22, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Military gear found, some of it in an UNRWA-marked bag, by the IDF in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, in an image released on August 22, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF troops operating in Rafah’s Tel Sultan neighborhood found explosives in UNRWA-marked bags during a search of a facility located near schools, the military says in a statement.

According to the statement, the Nahal Brigade’s 50th Battalion found guns, military vests, and enemy intelligence documents during the raid in the southern Gazan city.

Additionally, forces part of the IDF’s 162nd Division directed airstrikes on a squad of armed terror operatives and terror sites in the neighborhood in recent days.

The IDF releases footage from the operations in Rafah.

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