Even as Israel said it has again sealed off the Gaza border and is restoring barriers destroyed during Hamas's invasion on Saturday, fighting inside Israel continued Wednesday evening.
“IDF soldiers from Battalion 101 identified several vehicles, including terrorists, near Nir Am,” Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said late Wednesday evening local time on his Telegram channel. “A tank from the 401st Brigade fired at them and killed three terrorists. IDF forces are now continuing their searches in the area.”
Nir Am is about a mile from the Gaza border. The incident, five days into the latest Israel-Hamas war, comes as Israeli forces have set up a buffer zone around Gaza. It highlights the fragility of Israel’s hold over the densely populated swath of land even as it masses hundreds of thousands of troops for a major incursion.
“The IDF emphasizes that the area of the Gaza Division has been declared a closed military zone and reiterates that entry is strictly prohibited and constitutes a serious security risk, as well as a criminal offense,” the IDF said on its Telegram channel Wednesday. “IDF soldiers are conducting combat activity in the area and entering it endangers lives as well as harms the IDF’s activities. The IDF asks the public to be alert, and not to enter the prohibited area in order to allow the security forces to continue to carry out their missions.”
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