IDF strikes 35 targets in Gaza over past day; Nukhba terrorist involved in Oct. 7 killed

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

IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip, in images released on July 22, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip, in images released on July 22, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli fighter jets and drones struck more than 35 targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day, the IDF says.

The targets included a primed rocket launcher in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, buildings used by terror groups, and other infrastructure, according to the military.

Additionally, the IDF says a drone strike killed a member of Hamas’s Nukhba force who participated in the October 7 onslaught and was involved in fighting Israeli troops in Gaza.

The strikes come as troops continue to operate in southern Gaza’s Rafah.

Over the past day, the IDF says troops with the 401st Armored Brigade killed dozens of gunmen in the northwestern Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, in close-quarters combat and by calling in airstrikes.

Troops with the Givati Brigade also killed several more gunmen during operations in Rafah, the IDF says.

Meanwhile, in central Gaza, the IDF says reservists of the Alexandroni Brigade killed several more terror operatives.

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