IDF announces start of ‘Operation Gideon’s Chariots’ Gaza ground offensive

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the start of a new “extensive ground operation” in Gaza in a statement Sunday.

The announcement comes after intensified airstrikes launched by the Israeli Air Force over the past week.

“IDF troops have begun extensive ground operations throughout northern and southern Gaza as part of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots,'” the IDF announced Sunday morning.

The IDF statement said that “over 670 Hamas terror targets” were struck and “dozens of terrorists” were “eliminated.” The statement added that IDF troops had “dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites above and below ground, and are currently being deployed in key positions within Gaza.”

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