The Israeli Air Force struck and killed several Palestinian terror operatives who crossed the Gaza ceasefire line and planted explosives near troops in the Strip’s north earlier today, the military says.
According to the IDF, the operatives were identified crossing the Yellow Line, planting a bomb in the ground, and approaching troops of the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade “in a way that posed an immediate threat.”
The IAF then struck and “eliminated the terrorists to remove the threat,” the military says.
Palestinian media reported that two boys were killed in a drone strike in the Strip’s north around noon. They were identified as Mohammad and Suleiman al-Zawar’a, ages 15 and 14, respectively.
According to the reports, they were killed while collecting firewood near the now-defunct Kamal Adwan Hospital, which is situated on the Hamas-controlled side of the Gaza ceasefire line.
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