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Published on: Jan 7, 2024, 14:09:59 IST

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Israeli forces claim to have completely dismantled Hamas' "military framework" in northern Gaza and killed around 8,000 terrorists in the area. In an interaction with reporters on Saturday, Israeli Army spokesperson Daniel Hagari also said that the Israel Defence Forces seized tens of thousands of weapons in that area and millions of documents. More details here

Israel Defence Forces seized tens of thousands of weapons in that area and millions of documents (AFP)

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In a remarkable feat, a C-130J plane of the Indian Air Force(IAF) recently landed at the Kargil airstrip in the night for the first time. The IAF shared a video of the landing and said, “In a first, an IAF C-130 J aircraft recently carried out a night landing at the Kargil airstrip. Employing terrain masking enroute, the exercise also dovetailed a training mission of the Garuds.” More details here

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