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Monday, December 25, 2023
IDF says navy shelled Hamas cells along Gaza coast that attacked Israeli troops
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli Navy has struck several Hamas cells identified near ground forces in the Gaza Strip over the past day, the IDF says, releasing footage of Navy shelling along the coast.
The IDF says the Navy struck Hamas operatives hiding in buildings near ground troops, as well as positions where gunmen opened fire and launched mortars at Israeli soldiers.
The Air Force, meanwhile, struck and killed an unnamed Hamas commander in the Khan Younis area, the IDF says, adding that several more operatives carrying a rocket were killed in a separate strike.
The IDF says that in northern Gaza, the 261st Brigade called in an airstrike against a building where several Hamas operatives were identified.
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— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) December 25, 2023
