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NEGEV DESERT, Israel—In a cluster of single-story buildings the size of small classrooms, commanders from the Givati Brigade, the main Israeli infantry force in Gaza, watch a bank of screens showing the real-time location of all Israeli and Palestinian forces inside Gaza—information they use to move around troops and weapons and surveillance aircraft like pawns on a chessboard. This site, near the Gaza border, is a key node of a sprawling technological nerve center, receiving thousands of battlefield data points from drones, jet fighters, naval ships, tanks and soldiers, that has enabled the Israeli military to carry out a sweeping takeover of a swath of Hamas’s stronghold in Gaza City in less than three weeks with fewer than 50 troop deaths.
Persons: Israel — Organizations: Givati Brigade Locations: Israel, Gaza, Gaza City
The Israel Defense Forces said they conducted an overnight raid in northern Gaza, "as part of preparations for the next stages of combat." The IDF's Givati Brigade used tanks as part of the operation, and soldiers left the area once it was completed, the military added. The raid is not believed to form part of Israel's highly anticipated ground invasion of Gaza, but comes amid heightened expectations of a step-up in the IDF's offensive in the enclave. In a televised address Wednesday, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again said that Israel is preparing for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, but provided no details about timing. Israeli military officials have previously said that the next stage of the campaign may not necessarily be a ground incursion.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Brigade, Israel Locations: Gaza
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