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IDF says 4 terror operatives killed in strike; defense officials suspect high-ranking Hamas commander among them
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says four terror operatives who emerged from tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip were killed early this morning.
The operatives were spotted emerging from the tunnels in eastern Rafah, an IDF-held area where dozens of Hamas fighters were believed to be trapped underground.
According to the military, the four operatives were killed by troops and the Israeli Air Force.
The IDF is working to determine their identities, as defense officials suspect that among the members of the cell was the commander of Hamas’s East Rafah Battalion and his deputy.
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