IDF says dozens of Hamas terrorists killed in fighting, airstrikes in past day

The IDF says troops killed dozens of gunmen during operations across the Gaza Strip over the past day, as the Air Force struck targets in central Gaza, from which rockets were fired at Sderot.

In southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, the IDF says the Bislamach Brigade killed more than 20 Hamas operatives, in close-quarters combat and by calling in airstrikes.

In the Hamad Town residential complex in Khan Younis, the Givati Brigade raided several sites belonging to Gaza-based terror groups, where they captured operatives and seized weapons including explosive devices, the IDF says.

The IDF says Givati troops also directed an airstrike against a cell spotted moving toward them in the area.

In central Gaza, the IDF says the Nahal Brigade killed some 10 operatives, including by calling in airstrikes.

In northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit spotted several gunmen near troops in the area, and called in an airstrike by a fighter jet, the IDF says.

The IDF also says airstrikes were carried out on several “military positions” in central Gaza, from which rockets were fired at Sderot recently.