It is the largest lathe and weapons manufacturing site that the IDF has found anywhere in Gaza.
Troops from the Golani Brigade recovered weapons and ammunition from within a civilian building, reportedly including dozens of shoulder-fired missiles and grenades.
The IDF announced the deaths of Staff-Sergeant-Major Constantine Sushko and Captain Harel Ittah.
According to the report, a company commander was dismissed and replaced by another commander after ordering soldiers to enter homes in the area despite fears over the houses being boobytrapped.
On July 20, 2014, an armored personnel carrier carrying seven soldiers of the Golani’s 13th Battalion detonated an explosive device it had driven over in Shejaia. All seven on board were killed.
Commanders Bar-On's and Meldasi's soldiers had only completed their advanced training a week before entering Gaza.
Maor, who immigrated from Ethiopia, fell in battle near Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, deeply impacting both the IDF and his family.
The soldiers fought a lengthy battle with composure under heavy fire.
"The heroism of the fallen of the 13th Battalion accompanies us in every step we take," stated battalion commander Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg.
The IDF stated that the behavior displayed in the video is unacceptable and contrary to the values of the IDF.
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