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The IDF: We foiled a GAP terrorist tunnel during the attacks Israel today

2022-08-07T04:31:36.489Z


In the second day of the operation: about 580 targets were launched, 470 crossed into Israeli territory • More than 120 rockets fell in Gaza territory, one of which apparently killed the children in Gaza


IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Ran Kochav said this morning in an update to the media that during the overnight attacks (between Saturday and Sunday) the IDF foiled an offensive terrorist tunnel of the Islamic Jihad, which was destroyed from the air using fighter jets.

IDF spokesperson

According to the Coordination Command of the Government's Operations in the Territories (Hatfash), as of this morning there are 25 dead in the Gaza Strip, 5-6 of them non-involved and about 250 wounded, some of them moderate and severe. During the last two days, the IDF attacked about 140 targets of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Ga"), including thwarted Gap senior officials, operatives and launch squads. Among the targets attacked: an attack tunnel, 10 outposts, 10 rocket launch pits, 8 real-time countermeasures targets, 6 IDF warehouses and more.

In the second day of the operation: about 580 targets were launched, 470 crossed into Israeli territory, more than 120 rockets fell in Gaza territory, one of which killed the children in Gaza.

About 200 interceptions with close to 97% success.

IDF spokesperson

The IDF allows it to be published this morning that GAP senior in the southern Gaza Strip Khaled Mansour was killed tonight along with his aides and a commander in the southern brigade.

Regarding the death of the children in Jabaliya: the IDF currently has more data that a failed shot by the Palestinians killed the civilians in Jabaliya. Later today, documentation of the rocket that killed the civilians in Jabaliya will be published. The Palestinians also no longer blame the IDF, and understand that they They killed the five, among them children.

In the meantime, the IDF continued operations tonight to arrest GAP wanted men in Yosh, arresting about 20 GAP activists in the various sectors.

An IDF tank in action during Operation "Dawn" // Photo: IDF spokesperson

In the activity of the IDF forces in the area of ​​the Manasha regional division, among others in the city of Jenin, the villages of Tsida, Anza, Reai and the refugee camp in the city of Tulkarm, six operatives of the terrorist organization GAP were arrested.

During the activity, a number of violent disturbances developed, which included the throwing of stones, explosives, fireworks and burning tires at the forces.

The forces responded with measures to disperse demonstrations.

In the villages of Al Khader, Jabal Mawalah and Beit Fajar in the area of ​​the Etzion regional division, IDF forces arrested six operatives associated with the GAP terrorist organization.

In addition, IDF soldiers arrested three operatives of the GAP terrorist organization in the city of Nablus.

During the activity, a number of disturbances developed during which charges, stones were thrown and shots were fired at the forces

Also, in the activity of the forces in the area of ​​the Yehuda regional division, the forces arrested four operatives of the organization.

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Source: israelhayom

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