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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
IDF withdraws 252nd Reserve Division from Gaza after 3 months
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF’s 252nd Reserve Division has been withdrawn from the central Gaza Strip after over three months of operations in the Netzarim Corridor area.
The responsibility for the corridor has now been handed over to the 99th Division.
The IDF says the 252nd Division killed hundreds of terror operatives and demolished over 10 kilometers worth of tunnels and dozens of tunnel shafts during their operations in the area.
The Netzarim Corridor is built around a road south of Gaza City, enabling the IDF to carry out raids in northern and central Gaza while allowing Israel to control access to the north for Palestinians seeking to return after fleeing south.
In recent months, the IDF has been expanding the corridor, reaching as far as the outskirts of Gaza City’s Zeitoun Neighborhood to the north, and the Wadi Gaza stream to the south.
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