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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=19065
Inside Gaza with the Givati Brigade
(Israel Hayom) Lilach Shoval - After we enter Gaza, Maj. Yaron, the Givati Brigade operations officer, says, "There are booby trapped houses here. In several cases, we fired at a house and the entire structure disappeared. The entire building went up in the air." The Givati troops arrived at this Hamas stronghold from behind, from an entry point that the terrorists didn't anticipate. "The fact that we surrounded them had an effect," Yaron explains. "At first there was a lot of contact. They fired anti-tank missiles and small arms. But then the terrorists simply fled. They disappeared, leaving behind a lot of ammunition. They don't have commanders in the field. Their company commanders, regiment commanders, brigade commanders are all underground." "We also found a control room with antennas and televisions. A war room designed to collect information about the Israel Defense Forces, about our troops. It was booby trapped with explosives, and when we realized that we blew it up," says Maj. Netanel, a Givati Brigade commander. Brigade Commander Col. Ofer Vinter said, "The IDF is winning by doing what it knows how to do....I say to the Israeli public: Don't be afraid for us. The IDF is strong. Sometimes things aren't easy, but the fighting isn't so hard here. They fight and run."