IDF says it killed two terror operatives who crossed Gaza’s Yellow Line

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

An Israeli army staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, November 17, 2025 (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
An Israeli army staging area near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, November 17, 2025 (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

The IDF says it killed two terror operatives who crossed the Yellow Line demarcating the Israeli-controlled area of Gaza and approached troops in the southern Strip today.

The military says the operatives “posed an immediate threat” to the troops of the Nahal Brigade, who opened fire “and eliminated the terrorists to remove the threat.”

The IDF says it remains deployed in Gaza “in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.”

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