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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Israeli Air Force chief carries out sortie over Gaza Strip in attack helicopter
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The head of the Israeli Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, carried out a sortie over the Gaza Strip in an attack helicopter yesterday, striking targets for troops of the 98th Division’s 55th Brigade, the IDF announces.
Among the targets was a site used by Hamas to carry out an attack against troops in the Khan Younis area earlier this week, in which Sgt. Major (res.) Gideon Ilani, 35, of the 55th Brigade’s 2855th Battalion, was killed.
The head of the IAF, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, carried out a sortie over the Gaza Strip in an attack helicopter yesterday, striking targets for troops of the 98th Division’s 55th Brigade, the IDF announces.
Among the targets was a site used by Hamas to carry out an attack against… pic.twitter.com/twCB8wNMCR
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“We are together with you in everything, keep it up, we are here above you at your service,” says Bar over the radio in a video released by the IDF.
“We are safe when you are above us. We know how to do the work exceptionally together. Thanks to everyone who is above us 24/7,” responds the commander of the 98th Division, Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus.
