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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Palestinian reports: IDF detonates remote-controlled, explosive-laden APCs in Gaza City
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Palestinian media reports that the Israeli military detonated several explosive-laden remote-controlled armored personnel carriers in the Gaza City neighborhoods of Tel al-Hawa and Rimal this morning.
During the war, the IDF has repurposed decommissioned M113 APCs by packing them with explosives and attaching remote-control capabilities, in order to drive them into areas with Hamas infrastructure without risking the lives of troops.
The massive blasts from the APCs are used to destroy Hamas infrastructure, including booby trapped areas.
تصاعد الدخان جراء استهدافات وتفـ"جير روبوتات مفخخة لتدمير المنازل في حيي تل الهوى والرمال بمدينة غـ"زة.. pic.twitter.com/oi4WLtAQMD
— فلسطين بوست (@PalpostN) September 16, 2025
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