IDF: Troops found weapons caches including drone, rocket launchers in north Gaza’s Jabaliya

By Emanuel Fabian

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19 May 2024, 2:02 pm 4 Edit

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

Weapons and military equipment seized by IDF troops in northern Gaza's Jabaliya, in a handout image released May 19, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops operating in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya have discovered several caches of weapons, including assault rifles, mortars, and drones, the military says.

The IDF says troops also discovered rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing site in the area.

Also in Jabaliya, the military says, troops of the 636th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit spotted a cell armed with RPGs, and directed an airstrike against them.

The fighting in “the heart of Jabaliya” is being led by the 7th Armored Brigade, with the IDF saying the tank forces are engaged in “intense” battles with Hamas in the area.