Saved from the ambush and eliminated the terrorists: New footage released Friday evening by the IDF Spokesperson shows fighters of the 188th Brigade from the Counterterrorism Unit fighting fierce battles against terrorists in the heart of the Shejaiya neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip.
As part of the brigade's combat team activity in the heart of the Shejaiya terror neighborhood, forces from the Counterterrorism Unit (LOTR) together with fighters from the 74th Battalion encountered a Hamas terrorist squad in a school compound in the heart of the neighborhood. The terrorists tried to draw the force into a booby-trapped ambush of gunfire and IEDs, and were eliminated by fighters from the 74th Battalion's Lutar and tank fire.
Counterterrorism Unit battles in the heart of Shejaiya, photo: Report
In addition, the fighters searched the school area and located a tunnel shaft in one of the classrooms, the route of which led to a mosque in the neighborhood.
The special combat company of the Lutar unit of the Marom Brigade entered the fighting in Gaza for the first time as part of the brigade combat teams. In addition to expert forces in breaking through sabotage, and snipers - who maneuver with the elite units from the beginning of the ground operation.
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