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IDF Shifts Tactics in Gaza Offensive, Causing Higher Hamas Casualties with Fewer Munitions
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Some 1,000 Hamas terrorists have been killed since the IDF's latest operation in Jabalya in northern Gaza began over a month and a half ago. The IDF estimates that 500-600 terrorists remain entrenched in the area, with some blending into the civilian population still present. Of the 70,000 Palestinians originally in the region, the IDF has managed to evacuate 55,000 southward. Since the beginning of the operation, IDF forces have discovered over 200 booby-trapped buildings. In two incidents, explosives were triggered inside homes, killing six soldiers. IDF ground forces have been developing new tactics. "Instead of firing missiles from a Hermes 450 drone, we've killed dozens of terrorists using Iron Ball, a drone that drops simple fragmentation grenades on terrorists and tunnel shafts," said Lt.-Col. Y., commander of the Multidimensional Unit. "Now, IDF brigades are using Iron Ball in southern Lebanon as well." In recent days, the unit also eliminated 10 terrorists hiding in a building using two precision mortar bombs. "These mortars are cheaper and more available than fighter jet bombs."