IDF says it killed 10 Hamas operatives in Gaza overnight, as well as terror operative who crossed Yellow Line

The IDF says it struck and killed some 10 armed Hamas operatives in the central Gaza Strip overnight.

“After detection, the IDF struck and eliminated the armed terrorists to remove the threat,” the military says.

In a separate incident yesterday, troops of the 188th Armored Brigade killed a Palestinian terror operative who crossed the Gaza ceasefire line, the IDF says.

The military says Ahmed Faiz Salem Abu Rida “systematically violated the terms of the agreement, including by crossing the Yellow Line multiple times, transferring funds to suspects for terrorist activity, and posing a threat to IDF troops.”

Abu Rida had been detained by Israel at the start of the war, but was released to the Strip under a ceasefire agreement in early 2025, according to the IDF.

ברצועת עזה: חוסלו כ-10 מחבלים חמושים ומחבל שהפר את ההסכם לאחר ששוחרר במסגרת מבצע 'כנפי דרור'

הלילה, כוחות צה"ל זיהו חולייה של כעשרה מחבלים חמושים מארגון הטרור חמאס, שפעלו במרכז רצועת עזה. מיד לאחר הזיהוי, צה"ל תקף וחיסל את המחבלים החמושים להסרת איום.

באירוע נוסף אמש, כוחות צוות… pic.twitter.com/77GlXY7RhZ

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 29, 2026

Palestinian media had reported yesterday that one person was killed in an Israeli “drone strike” in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza. A military spokesperson tells The Times of Israel that the reported incident was the targeting of Abu Rida by the armored forces.

In another incident yesterday, the Associated Press cited hospital authorities in the Strip as saying an Israeli airstrike killed two brothers in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood. However, Palestinian media later reported that the pair were killed in a gunfight with other Palestinians.

The IDF tells The Times of Israel that it is unaware of the incident and did not conduct any strikes in the area.