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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Hamas divers trying to sneak onto Israeli shore killed, IDF says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli soldiers stand next to a burning field near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 24, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A number of Hamas terrorists attempting to infiltrate into Israel from the Gaza Strip via the sea have been killed by Israeli Navy forces, the military says.
The Israel Defense Forces does not specify how many Hamas divers attempted to infiltrate into Israel, but Hebrew-language media reports say at least 4 terrorists were killed.
One report puts the number of Hamas terrorists killed at 8.
During the incident, a suspected infiltration alarm sounded in the border communities of Zikim and Karmia.
The IDF says a fighter jet also carried out an airstrike against a compound from which the terrorists set out.
Forces are continuing to scan the area, the IDF adds.
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