Lede: US special forces and senior Pentagon officials have been 'advising'
Israel ahead of a ground offensive, as the army is deemed unprepared to confront
the Palestinian resistance in urban warfare
Israel forces launched a limited ground incursion into the northern Gaza Strip
late on 25 October to prepare for the "next stages" of the war and its
anticipated large-scale offensive into the enclave.
"In preparation for the next stages of combat, the IDF operated in northern
Gaza. IDF tanks and infantry struck numerous terrorist cells, infrastructure,
and anti-tank missile launch posts. The soldiers have since exited the area and
returned to Israeli territory," a military statement said on 26 October.
...
The incursion was considerably bigger than the smaller incursions that Israel
has been carrying out near the Gaza border lately, which reportedly aims to
locate missing Israelis and clear out explosives.
Last weekend, Israeli troops crossed the border fence by several meters,
launching a preparatory incursion into the Gaza Strip.
However, the Al-Qassam Brigades ambushed the troops, destroying two army
bulldozers and a tank, leaving several soldiers seriously wounded, and forcing
them to withdraw.
-- Cont'd at https://new.thecradle.co/articles/israeli-army-launches-limited-ground-incursion-into-gaza
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