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Monday, December 4, 2023
IDF’s Kfir Infantry Brigade operating in Gaza Strip for first time since 2005
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
For the first time since 2005, the IDF’s Kfir Infantry Brigade is operating in the Gaza Strip, during its first-ever ground maneuver.
In a statement, the IDF says during the brigade’s operations, it discovered some 30 Hamas tunnel shafts and directed around 100 artillery strikes against the terror group’s sites.
For the first time since 2005, the IDF’s Kfir Infantry Brigade is operating in the Gaza Strip, during its first-ever ground maneuver.
In a statement, the IDF says during the brigade’s operations, it has discovered some 30 Hamas tunnel shafts and directed around 100 artillery… pic.twitter.com/Gtvzf23pEf
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) December 4, 2023
The brigade’s combat team in Gaza consists of its Haruv reconnaissance unit and 94th Duchifat Battalion, alongside reservist tank forces from the Kiryati Brigade, combat engineers, and artillery forces.
“The Kfir Brigade trained a lot for this moment. I am proud to lead the brigade in its first maneuver in history,” says the brigade commander, Col. Yaniv Barot.
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