IDF says it destroyed rocket launcher in northern Gaza that fired at Nir Am yesterday

The IDF Artillery Corps’ elite Sky Riders Unit, together with troops of the 401st Armored Brigade, destroyed a primed rocket launcher in northern Gaza yesterday, after it was used to fire a rocket at Nir Am, the military says.

It says that the launcher had been primed to fire several more rockets at Israel before it was destroyed.

תיעוד: צה"ל משמיד מתחמי שיגור לשטח הארץ ומסתורי מחבלים ברצועת עזה

כוחות צה״ל בפיקוד הדרום ממשיכים לפעול בהכוונת אמ״ן ושב"כ נגד ארגוני הטרור ברחבי רצועת עזה.

כוחות אוגדה 162 ממשיכים לפעול בצפון רצועת עזה. אתמול יחידת רוכב שמיים וצוות הקרב של חטיבה 401 תקפו והשמידו את מתחם השיגור… pic.twitter.com/rMLKv8G5y4

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 8, 2025

Elsewhere in Gaza, the IDF says troops of the 36th Division are continuing to operate in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, where they “destroyed underground infrastructure and eliminated terror cells that posed a threat to the forces.”

Additional forces in southern Gaza located and destroyed several tunnel shafts in the past 24 hours, the IDF adds.

At the same time, it says the 282nd Artillery Regiment destroyed a weapons depot, and the 990th Reserve Artillery Regiment hit buildings that posed a threat to troops in the Shejaiya and Zeitoun neighborhoods of Gaza City.