IDF soldiers kill dozens of gunmen in north Gaza’s Jabaliya

Israeli troops operating in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya killed dozens of gunmen in close-quarters combat and by calling in airstrikes over the past day, the military says.

The troops also located and demolished rocket launching sites and buildings used by terror groups, alongside caches of weapons, the IDF says.

Among those killed were operatives who had directed attacks on troops, and a Hamas sniper cell that had opened fire at soldiers several times in recent days, according to the military.

Meanwhile, in central Gaza, several more operatives were killed in clashes with troops and by tank shelling, the IDF says.

In Rafah, in the Strip’s south, the IDF says a cell that had opened fire at troops was killed, and several tunnel shafts were found and destroyed, alongside caches of weapons.