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Watch: Paratroopers in a Week of Battles in Zeytun and Shejaiya

The paratroopers haven't gone home for more than two months, and in a week of fighting in the heart of the Zeytun and Shajaiya neighborhoods, they managed to encounter terrorists, expose and destroy tunnels, lathes for the production of rockets and ammunition.

Photo: IDF spokesman
Photo: IDF spokesman

They have not seen their home for two months, but when they are inside Gaza they work. The brigade combat team of the paratroopers fought last week in the neighborhoods of Zeitoun and Shajaiya in the heart of Gaza City. The fighters eliminated terrorists, arrested terrorists who were transferred for investigations, uncovered underground shafts and destroyed four main tunnel systems.

Paratroopers in Gaza (IDF spokesman)
A lathe for the production of munitions in Gaza
IDF spokesperson

As part of searches in the neighborhoods and homes of Hamas operatives, soldiers of the 7421st Battalion located a lathe for making rockets, hundreds of charges, dozens of weapons and Grad missiles ready for launch. In addition, soldiers of the 202nd paratrooper battalion located a number of memory cards that contained materials taken by Hamas terrorists on Saturday, October 7.

Elimination of a terrorist squad
drone photo

The commander of the paratrooper brigade: "The important things are first of all the ability of all of us to look after each other, to meet the tasks and to bring everyone home safely. You are doing an amazing job - you are the Maccabees of this generation."

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