IDF officer moderately wounded during exchange of fire with Palestinian gunmen in south Gaza — army

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

Earlier today, an IDF officer was moderately wounded during an exchange of fire with Palestinian gunmen in the southern Gaza Strip, the military says.

According to the IDF, a cell of terror operatives opened fire on troops in southern Gaza. The soldiers returned fire, killing two of the gunmen, the military says.

A short while later, the IDF says a drone struck and killed a third member of the cell.

The officer was taken to a hospital for treatment.

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