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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
IDF withdraws reserve division from Gaza, to be replaced by another
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Troops of the 252nd Reserve Division operate in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo published June 25, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF has withdrawn the 252nd Reserve Division from the central and northern Gaza Strip area, after four and a half months of operations, the military says.
The division operated in the Netzarim Corridor area and some of Gaza City’s eastern neighborhoods, where the IDF says it killed numerous terror operatives, demolished six kilometers worth of tunnels, and destroyed dozens of other Hamas infrastructures.
The 252nd is being replaced in the area by the 99th Division.
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