He Israeli army resumed offensive with more intensity in the north of the Gaza Stripwhere in recent days the militants of the Islamist group Hamas had recovered positions and even launched, last Monday, January 29, a barrage of rockets towards central Israel for the first time in more than a month.
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“The Israel Defense Forces attacked and destroyed the launchers used to fire rockets into central Israel yesterday and troops continue to operate against terrorists and confiscating weapons in northern and central Gaza“said a military statement.
Air Force fighter jets destroyed rocket launchers used to reach central Israel. The position of the weapons found shows that Hamas has recaptured locations in the northern part of the enclave, after almost two months of fighting concentrated in the area of Jan Yunisin it south.
Air raid sirens sounded yesterday in several locations in central Israel, including Tel Aviv and on the outskirts of Jerusalemwhere loud explosions were heard due to interceptions of the Iron Dome aerial system.
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An evaluation of the hit launcher showed that there were also mortar shells ready to fire from those launchers.
“An evaluation of the impacted launcher showed that there were also mortar shells ready to fire from those launchers,” the Army added.
The Army announced yesterday that it was going to reinforce its presence in the north of the Strip, even ordering the evacuation of large areas in Gaza City, given indications that some 2,000 Hamas militants try to reestablish their presence military there.
Israel announced in mid-January that operations in the north of the enclave were entering the “low intensity phase,” and even withdrew one of the divisions operating within the Strip, specifically the one in that area.
In the area of Shati refugee campin the north, The troops “eliminated numerous terrorists and they located weapons in the area”; while in the center of the enclave, they identified an “armed terrorist cell” that was approaching the forces, which was eliminated with a drone.
The Army also reported today that it continues fighting in Jan Yunis, In the south.
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In this area troops destroyed a large tunnel kilometer long, located under a cemetery, and which, according to it, It functioned as a Hamas “command center.”
In 116 days of military offensive on the Strip more than have died 26,600 Gazans and 65,300 have turned out wounded, in addition to some 8,000 people that are estimated missing under the rubble.
EFE
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