Commandos kill gunman emerging from Rafah tunnel

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A gunman is seen emerging from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a picture released on May 20, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)
A gunman is seen emerging from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in a picture released on May 20, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops of the Maglan commando unit, using a drone, spotted a gunman in a tunnel shaft amid operations in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the military says, releasing a picture from the incident.

The troops directed a drone to strike the tunnel, killing the operative.

The IDF says the Commando Brigade has been raiding Hamas sites in the Rafah area, killing gunmen and locating dozens of tunnels.

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