The Israeli Defence Forces on duty in Southern Gaza
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Israel completes operation in southern Gaza, recovers dead bodies of captives
The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has announced completion of its mission in Southern Gaza, which brought in a wave of devastation in the area, reports Starconnectmedia.com.
The IDF also recovered six dead bodies, captives who were abducted by the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
“In a joint operation of the Paratroopers Brigade with the Yahalom Unit, the bodies of the hostages, Yagev Buchshtab z”l, Alexander Dancyg z”l, Avraham Munder z”l, Yoram Metzger z”l, Nadav Popplewell z”l, and Haim Perry z”l, were rescued and returned to the State of Israel”, IDF Spokesman, Daniel Hagari said in a statement.
He said the troops of the 98th Division have completed their divisional operation in the Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah area, after about a month of simultaneous above and underground operational activity.
“As part of the operation, the troops eliminated over 250 terrorists and destroyed dozens of terrorist infrastructure. The Yahalom Unit, along with the 7th Brigade and the Paratroopers Brigade, located and destroyed 6 underground tunnel routes spanning approximately 6 kilometers.
“ In some of the tunnel routes the troops eliminated terrorist and located terrorist hideouts and weapons. The 7th Brigade operated in the Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah areas, where they located weapons, neutralized dozens of ambushes and destroyed terror compounds.
“Troops of the 77th Battalion conducted a raid on a central Hamas outpost in Deir al-Balah, uncovering weapons, a rocket launcher, and intelligence documents. In coordination with the Yahalom Unit, they also identified and destroyed an underground tunnel route that was part of the terrorists’ combat network in the area,” he said.
Reacting to the return of the dead bodies on a Hebrew channel, Former head of the Operations Division in the “israeli” army, Major General Yisrael Ziv said the six bodies that the army returned from Gaza represent the very sad days of “israel”.
“They were captured alive and then died, frustrated by the state that failed to rescue them.
“The painful reality is that “israel” is divided, and the value of life is determined by affiliation, and the state’s responsibility to defend its citizens has become determined by political affiliation.
“The army pays the price in blood, and deals with an ongoing and dangerous escalation, and Netanyahu lives in the upper class, and does not approach during failure and grief.
“In “israel”, failure is no longer examined, disasters are marginal, the collapse of the state’s foundations is a matter of discussion, and respect is reserved only for one man who clings to power,” he said.
