IDF says fighting ongoing in central, south Gaza Strip

The IDF says its operation against Hamas at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital continues, with troops killing gunmen in close-quarters combat and seizing weapons over the past day.

Nearby, in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood, the IDF says it carried out airstrikes on several buildings that had been used to fire anti-tank missiles at troops yesterday, as well as sniper fire. At least one terror operative was killed in the strikes, the IDF says.

In central Gaza, the Nahal Brigade killed at least 15 gunmen over the past day, including with sniper fire and by calling in airstrikes, the IDF says.

Fighting also continues in the southern Gaza Strip.

The IDF says troops of the 7th Armored Brigade and Israeli Air Force killed several gunmen in the Khan Younis area, and combat engineers destroyed sites belonging to terror groups.

The Commando Brigade has been operating in the al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Younis, where the troops killed several more operatives over the past day, the IDF says.

In another operation in the Khan Younis area, the IDF says the Givati Brigade killed 15 terror operatives with sniper fire and by calling in tank shelling. The troops also seized weapons.

Over the past day, the IAF struck also some 80 targets across the Gaza Strip, including buildings and infrastructure used by terror groups, according to the IDF.