IDF: Gazan Side Of Rafah Crossing Captured This Morning



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    IDF: Gazan Side Of Rafah Crossing Captured This Morning

    The Israeli military confirms that they captured the Gazan side of Rafah Crossing this morning. The crossing with Egypt is now disconnected from the Salah a-Din road in eastern Rafah, which was separately captured by the Givati Brigade in the overnight offensive • Full Story, Watch

    In the overnight operation, some 20 gunmen were killed and troops located three “significant” tunnel shafts, according to the IDF.

     

     

    Also amid the offensive, an explosive-laden car driving toward an IDF tank was struck and destroyed, the military says.

    Boruch Hashem, No soldiers are wounded in the operation.

    Troops are now searching the area and preparing for additional missions.

     

     

    Meanwhile, more than 50 Hamas sites in Rafah were struck by the Air Force overnight, according to the military.

    In addition, Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft struck several sites belonging to terror groups in the northern Gaza Strip following rocket fire from the area on the southern city of Sderot last night. The targets included a building and other infrastructure.

    Two of the three rockets fired at Sderot were downed by the Iron Dome, and shrapnel caused slight damage to a home.

    In another incident, surveillance soldiers of the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit spotted an armed cell in the Beit Hanoun area, and called in a drone strike.

    The strikes come as the troops continue to operate in central Gaza’s Netzatrim Corridor. In one incident, the IDF says troops of the Yiftah Brigade spotted a group of gunmen at a building known to be used by terror groups, and called in an airstrike.

     

     

    Border Police said, that they have wrapped up a 20 hour operation in the city of Tulkarem.

    Amid the operation, troops killed a gunman, detained six wanted Palestinians, seized weaponry, and demolished three bomb-making labs, the military says.

    Combat engineers also ripped up roads where explosive devices were planted.

     

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