The IDF claims to have killed “many” armed operatives who were planning to carry out attacks on troops during operations in Gaza City in the past day.
According to the military, troops of the 98th Division spotted a cell of armed fighters near the forces and directed an airstrike against them. In another incident in the area, the IDF says several operatives and weapons were identified at a site, which was then struck from the air.
Additionally, the IDF says the 162nd Division, which is also operating in Gaza City, killed several more operatives and destroyed Hamas infrastructure, including booby traps.
Also, as part of the offensive in northern Gaza, the Israeli Navy’s 916th Patrol Squadron killed an operative who “posed a threat to the ground troops,” the military says.
Meanwhile, the IDF says the 99th Division, operating elsewhere in northern Gaza, struck several buildings used by Hamas, along with operatives; and the Gaza Division, operating in the Strip’s south, located a Hamas surveillance command center, which was targeted in a drone strike, killing the operatives inside.
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