IDF says it carried out dozens of airstrikes in Gaza in past day

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

An IDF soldier operates in the Gaza Strip in a photo released on July 31, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)
An IDF soldier operates in the Gaza Strip in a photo released on July 31, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)

Over the past day, the IDF says fighter jets and drones struck dozens of targets across the Gaza Strip, including cells of operatives, tunnel shafts, buildings used by Hamas, and other infrastructure.

The strikes come as the 162nd Division continues to operate in southern Gaza’s Rafah.

The IDF says the division raided Hamas sites and killed gunmen during operations in Rafah’s northwestern Tel Sultan neighborhood in the past 24 hours.

Reservists with the 252nd Division, meanwhile, are operating in the Netzarim Corridor area in central Gaza.

The IDF says the reservists spotted a cell of gunmen attempting to plant an explosive device nearby, and called in a drone strike, killing the operatives.

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