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Hamas, Islamic Jihad operatives targeted in separate Gaza strikes — IDF
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an alleged Israeli strike on a tent in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 16, 2026. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
The IDF says the two strikes in the Gaza Strip within an hour today targeted two terror operatives who were advancing attacks.
A member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad was targeted in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, and a Hamas operative was targeted in Nuseirat in the Strip’s center, according to the military.
“The terrorists advanced terror attacks and were struck in precise aerial strikes to remove the threat,” the army says.
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