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IDF says troops killed Hamas terrorist behind rocket attacks on Israel, 2nd operative killed after nearing soldiers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Hamas operative behind rocket attacks on Israel during the war was killed by troops in the Gaza Strip yesterday, and another terror operative was killed today, the military says.
The IDF says a terror operative was identified approaching troops of the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade in the Strip’s north on Sunday. The soldiers then killed him “to remove the threat,” the army says.
“Following intelligence analysis, it was determined that the terrorist launched rockets toward Israel throughout the war,” the military says.
In another incident this morning, a terror operative was identified approaching troops of the 188th Armored Brigade in the Strip’s south. The IDF says the troops “eliminated the terrorist to remove the threat.”
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