IDF says it destroyed rocket launchers in Khan Younis primed for attack on Israel

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

IDF troops seen operating in the Gaza Strip in an undated photo released for publication on August 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops seen operating in the Gaza Strip in an undated photo released for publication on August 1, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Rocket launchers in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis primed for an attack on Israel were destroyed in a drone strike, the IDF says.

The military says that some 35 more targets were hit by Israeli Air Force fighter jets and drones over the past day, including cells of gunmen and buildings used by terror groups.

Meanwhile, troops with the 162nd Division continue to advance in southern Gaza’s Rafah. The IDF says the division has been carrying out raids in Rafah’s Tel Sultan neighborhood, and destroyed a booby-trapped building in an area where Hamas was operating.

Reservists with the 252nd Division are meanwhile operating in the Netzarim Corridor of central Gaza. The IDF says the reservists directed drone strikes on several gunmen in the area in the past day.

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