IDF troops kill more than 30 Hamas gunmen in Gaza City in past day, says military

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

IDF troops seen operating in Gaza in this handout photo cleared for publication on February 26, 2024. (IDF)
IDF troops seen operating in Gaza in this handout photo cleared for publication on February 26, 2024. (IDF)

The IDF says troops of the 401st Armored Brigade killed more than 30 Hamas gunmen amid an ongoing operation in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood over the past day.

In one incident, the brigade directed a fighter jet to strike a building where a Hamas sniper was operating, the IDF says.

Meanwhile, in central Gaza, the IDF says the Nahal Infantry Brigade killed more than 10 Hamas operatives over the past day.

Fighting also continues in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, with the IDF detailing some of the incidents.

It says the 414th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit spotted an RPG-wielding Hamas operative and directed an airstrike against them in Khan Younis.

In western Khan Younis, the 7th Armored Brigade, Paratroopers Brigade, and Givati Infantry Brigade all killed numerous Hamas operatives in ambushes, with tank shelling, and sniper fire, as well as by calling in airstrikes, according to the IDF.

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