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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-776382
Joint Operations of Air and Land Forces Reduce IDF Losses
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - On Sunday, the IDF announced that its special joint operations unit that enables air support for ground forces advancing in dense urban settings has repeatedly saved IDF forces facing larger losses. In one case, a battalion was pinned down by Hamas anti-tank missiles and sniper units in Beit Hanun. Within 15 minutes, the IDF special unit struck from the air and removed the Hamas threat. Another unit was ambushed in Jabalya by a complex trap of anti-tank missiles and other Hamas forces. In one hour, the Joint Special Forces-Air Force unit attacked Hamas 11 times, ended the ambush, and succeeded in evacuating wounded IDF soldiers. In another incident, Golani forces were being ambushed. The special unit carried out eight attacks against Hamas within 15 minutes, helping the forces deal with the situation. The special unit - which at first was mostly made of attack helicopters - has added drones and other kinds of aircraft to strike within 150 meters of advancing IDF forces, most often without hitting civilians. A senior IDF official said the same tactics used in northern Gaza should work in the south.