Daily Archives: January 12, 2009

Summary of Today’s Events, 12 Jan 2009, 22:32 IST

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12 January 2009

Summary of IDF Operations Today

                                         

During Monday’s (Jan. 12) operations, IDF forces uncovered a tunnel built to permit terrorists to enter Israel and carry out a large scale terror attack. The entrance to the tunnel was in a house located 300 meters from the security fence.

 

120 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings. These trucks carried 3,100 tons of food, medical equipment, and other basic supplies.

 

Since the start of Operation Cast Lead, approximately 920 trucks of humanitarian aid and over 1,000,000 liters of diesel fuel were transferred to the Gaza Strip

 

IDF Ground Forces hit a number of armed gunmen in different incidents:

IDF forces hit a female terrorist who was about to carry out an attack against the forces.

Other forces uncovered a house rigged with explosives in the East of Gaza city. The house was detonated in a controlled manner.

Armored Corps forces identified a squad of armed gunmen launching mortar shells at IDF forces, and responded with fire, hitting the squad.

Ground Forces directed the IAF in attacking squads of armed gunmen in a number of clashes.

 

The IAF targeted over 60 Hamas terrorist sites in Gaza throughout Monday (Jan. 12), including:

  • Over 20 smuggling tunnels along the Rafah border.
  • 9   squads of armed gunmen
  • 2 mortar launchers
  • 9rocket launching sites

Approximately 20 rockets and mortar shells were launched into Israel today; two rockets directly hit houses in Ashkelon and Sderot, causing severe damage.

 

In addition, one IDF soldier was lightly wounded in the fighting today.

Summary of Midday Events, 12 Jan 2009, 16:40 IST

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January 12th, 2009

S ummary of Midday Events

                                         

Since this morning IDF forces, including infantry, tanks, combat engineers, artillery, and intelligence, continued to operate against Hamas terrorist infrastructure throughout the Gaza Strip.

 

Ground forces were involved in a number of incidents in which several armed gunmen were hit.

A squad of terror operatives opened fire at ground forces from a mosque. The forces directed aerial forces that attacked the squad, and then searched the mosque, uncovering Qassam rockets and mortar shells.

In a different incident a force identified a number of armed gunmen and opened fire at them. The force later searched the area and uncovered a large amount of weaponry including anti aircraft missiles, mortar shells and machine guns.

 

In addition forces uncovered a tunnel and destroyed it while searching a house in the northern Gaza Strip. Another force identified a terror operative planting an explosive device and opened fire at him.

 

IAF aircraft attacked over 25 targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including the following:

  • Eight squads of armed gunmen
  • Two mortar launchers
  • Four launching area
  • Three structures
  • Two vehicles in which Hamas terror operatives were driving
  • Different targets as assistance to ground forces

165 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are now being transferred via the Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings.

 

Golani Forces Hit Gunmen Overnight, 12 Jan 2009, 09:25 IST

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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.