12 January 2009
Golani Brigade Forces Hit Gunmen during Last Night’s Operations
Last night (Jan.11), IDF forces, including infantry forices, tanks, combat engineering forces, artillery forices, and intelligence forces, continued to operate against the Hamas terrorist infrastructure throughout the Gaza Strip.
In one incident, forces from the Golani Brigade reported hitting a number of armed gunmen during clashes in the northern Gaza Strip. Forces from the Giv’ati Brigade uncovered one mortar shell. In addition, ground forces assisted the aiming of aerial attacks against groups of armed gunmen.
The IAF struck over 10 targets overnight including five armed Hamas operatives, four weaponry storehouses in the houses of Hamas operatives, two smuggling tunnels located under houses of Hamas operatives, one smuggling tunnel located under Gaza’s border with Egypt, and one rocket launching position.
The Israel Navy ships accompanied the ground forces, provided assistance, and attacked Hamas terrorist sites.
The IDF will continue to act against all terrorist organizations and those who support them.
