IDF says it killed more than 200 terror operatives in Gaza’s Tel Sultan, located dozens of weapons
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli troops have killed more than 200 terror operatives during operations led by the 162nd Division in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in recent weeks, the IDF says.
The military says dozens of weapons hidden inside homes in the neighborhood have also been located.
In one incident, troops searching a building battled a gunman. In the basement, the IDF says, the soldiers located a cache of weapons and supplies used by the terror operatives.
More than 10 long-range rocket launchers were also located in the Tel Sultan area, the military adds.
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says the Palestinian death toll since the terror group launched the October 7 attack on Israel now stands at 40,861.
The figure cannot be independently verified and includes more than 17,000 Hamas gunmen Israel says it has killed in battle. Israel also says it killed some 1,000 terrorists inside Israel on October 7.
