IDF confirms Khan Younis airstrike targeting Hamas operative after attack on troops

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

IDF soldiers in the Harel Brigade operate near the Yellow Line in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in an image published on November 5, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF soldiers in the Harel Brigade operate near the Yellow Line in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in an image published on November 5, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis a short while ago, saying it targeted a Hamas operative in response to an attack on troops earlier today.

“Earlier today, the Hamas terror organization committed a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, during which terrorists attacked IDF troops deployed in the Rafah area,” the military says.

Five soldiers were wounded in the attack, including one seriously.

In response to the violation of the ceasefire, the IDF says it “struck a Hamas terrorist in the southern Gaza Strip.”

The military does not elaborate on the identity of the target.

Palestinian media reported that at least six were killed in the strike.

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