From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 15, 2024
IDF carries out targeted killings of several Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it carried out several targeted killings of Hamas terrorists in Gaza City and other areas in the north of the Strip over the past day.
The 215th Artillery Regiment directed and carried out the strikes against some 15 Hamas operatives, including members of its general security services and terrorists who participated in the October 7 onslaught, according to the IDF.
The IDF also says that over the past day, the Israeli Air Force carried out several waves of airstrikes against Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
Targets included several tunnels, buildings used by the terror group, and rocket launching sites, according to the IDF.
Meanwhile, in central Gaza, troops of the Nahal Brigade killed several Hamas gunmen over the past day, the IDF says.
In one incident, the IDF says Nahal troops called in an airstrike against a Hamas lookout commander.
In another incident, a Navy ship identified and struck a Hamas cell approaching the troops in central Gaza, the IDF says.
In southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, the IDF says the Commando Brigade continued to raid Hamas sites over the past day, locating dozens of weapons and explosives.
Also in Khan Younis, troops of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade spotted two Hamas lookouts in the area, and called in an airstrike against them.
And in western Khan Younis, the IDF says troops of the 7th Armored Brigade killed several Hamas gunmen with tank shelling and sniper fire.
The IDF also releases footage from an incident on Tuesday in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, in which a Hamas operative is seen firing an RPG at troops of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, before an airstrike is called in against the building he fired the rocket from.
