From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Navy struck Gaza building where Hamas was readying to ambush troops, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli Navy struck a building in central Gaza Strip where a number of Hamas operatives were readying to ambush troops, the military says.
The IDF says the Navy identified the threat and, together with the 179th Reserve Armored Brigade, struck the operatives.
Meanwhile, in southern Gaza, the IDF says that in a joint operation between the Air Force and snipers of the Commando Brigade, numerous Hamas operatives were killed.
In the Gaza City neighborhoods of Daraj and Tuffah, the IDF says the 401st Armored Brigade battled Hamas operatives, killing some 15, and raided a building used by the terror group, where soldiers found weapons.
כוחות זרוע הים ממשיכים לסייע לכוחות הקרקעיים הפועלים ברצועת עזה בתצפית ובתקיפת מטרות של ארגוני הטרור. ביממה האחרונה, זיהו מבנה בו ארבו מחבלים לכוחותינו במרכז הרצועה ובשיתוף פעולה עם לוחמי חטיבה 179 תקפו את המחבלים והסירו את האיום>> pic.twitter.com/kbnvt4OLAl
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 21, 2024
