The IDF emphasized that "This was an internal convoy traveling inside the Gaza Strip from the north to the south, and not through the crossings designated for bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza."
The IDF troops also located and confiscated ‘Carlo’ type weapons, ammunition, and combat equipment, which have been transferred for further handling.
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Earlier on Monday, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi was presented with the status of the establishment of the Haredi "Hashmonayim" Brigade.
Additionally, IDF soldiers have been operating in wooded, thicketed terrain in southern Lebanon along Israel’s border fence to dismantle Hezbollah's terror infrastructure.
Zakay, 21, was promoted posthumously from the rank of lieutenant to captain.