An Israeli K-9 unit helped take down 10 Hamas terrorists to rescue more than 200 civilians under fire near the Gaza Strip.
The heroic dogs were deployed to multiple communities near Gaza that were under siege by Hamas last week, and the dogs are credited with “rescuing hostages, saving lives and eliminating terrorists who had barricaded themselves in homes,” according to the Spokesman. of the Israel Defense Forces. Unit.
During one of the attacks on the Kfar Aza kibbutz, where Israel says some babies and young children were beheaded, a canine named Naro was able to alert the IDF of a subsequent planned ambush by Hamas gunmen while he was in a mission to locate the terrorists. .
Thanks to Naro’s advice, IDF fighters were able to launch their own surprise attack against the invading forces.
Naro, sadly, was killed in the shootout, but soldiers were able to locate his remains. The loyal K-9 was returned to his base for burial.
During another rescue mission, a K-9 named Charlie sniffed out a Hamas leader and attacked him before IDF soldiers rushed to help the dog and apprehend the terrorist.
Following their successful rescue missions, the K-9 Oketz unit will now go on the offensive as Israel plans its ground invasion of Gaza.
A member of Israel’s Oketz K-9 Unit with his dog. IDF According to the IDF, the K-9 unit is credited with saving the lives of 200 civilians during Hamas terrorist attacks.
“The next step is to enter the Gaza Strip,” the unit commander said. “The mission is to neutralize all the terrorists we face on the ground; “We are ready, we are strong, we are united and we are going to win.”
According to the IDF, Oketz hunting dogs are “dogs specially trained for missions in the field of counterterrorism, search and rescue and other specific purposes.”
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The attack on Gaza comes as Israel warns hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to evacuate the northern half as part of its retaliatory attack following the Hamas massacre of more than 1,300 people in Israel last week.
The dead include at least 29 Americans, and at least 15 remain missing after Hamas kidnapped more than 150 people during its cross-border attack.
The Oketz unit on a raid to save hostages taken by Hamas. IDF body camera footage of one of the dogs in a raid. The IDF’s K-9 unit will soon turn its attention to offensive missions against Hamas in Gaza, according to a commander. IDF
The Oketz K-9s will likely be used to try to help rescue the hostages, as the unit boasts that each dog is specifically trained to complete a specific task.
“Joining the unit is voluntary and therefore soldiers undergo difficult selection and testing before joining the unit,” the IDF states. “Each dog is trained to have a specific specialty (attack, search and rescue, weapons location, explosives detection, etc.).”
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