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IDF Operations in Gaza Eliminate 100 Terrorists, Destroy 50 Tunnels

Aug 15, 2024, 09:31 AM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), including soldiers from the Givati Brigade under the command of the 162nd Division, have conducted a series of military operations in the Rafah area of southern Gaza, resulting in the elimination of approximately 100 terrorists, according to military sources. These operations, which involved both ground and aerial activities, targeted militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Additionally, the IDF dismantled a building containing a terror tunnel shaft and destroyed about 50 tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor, a strategic area near the Egypt-Gaza border. The military operations also involved the discovery of weapons and hideout pits in the region.